This is starting to look a little scary and headlines like this don’t help in the article here
New York state coronavirus cases soar to more than 1,300, hospitalizing 19%
The potential impact risks are described:
The state is scrambling to expand its hospital capacity to handle an influx of cases before infections peak here, he said. New York currently has 53,000 hospital beds and 3,000 ICU beds, far short of what state health officials are predicting will be needed, he said. They estimate the state will need between 18,600 to 37,200 ICU beds and at least 55,000 hospital beds at the peak of the outbreak across the state, which he predicted will take about 45 days
My thoughts go to all my former neighbors in the NYC and upstate regions. Wash your hands — watch the Alton Brown PSA video here
Wish the federal government would actually do something but it looks like too little, too late.