“There are going to be massive fluctuations if your numbers are smaller to begin with,” Relucio explained. “What happens is that there may be discharge – someone walking down to a regular floor (from the hospital), or a death.”
California is experiencing a nationwide boom, Relucio said, adding that several regions in the state sometimes stayed at 0% ICU capacity for days on end, even up to a week-long streak. The Bay Area region reported ICU capacity at 3% on Friday, the lowest to date.
“I’m not surprised, given the number of cases we’ve had,” Relucio said. ‘In December we had 2,500 cases – the month before, 1,200. So it has more than doubled. ”
Herold officially relocated to the Queen of the Valley Medical Center on Friday, saying that individuals experiencing severe COVID-19 symptoms could be assessed and possibly hospitalized. The hospital had earlier erected a triage area amid closures in early spring, though it was subsequently removed after limited use. The triage area is essentially an extension of a waiting area, Herold explained. No patients receive long-term care in the tent.
According to County, Relucio, the province was assisting with additional cases and hospitalizations coming together from vacations.
This latest increase has taken place, even though Napa’s coronavirus test structure appears to have adapted well over the past few weeks; residents reported waiting times of between two and three hours in the last week of the year, the Register previously reported after OptumServe, a new test vendor, took over the operations.