US Hospitals Will Run out of <br />Beds If Coronavirus Spikes Analysis based on data from several official <br />sources finds that no U.S. state will have the <br />hospital capacity to treat those infected <br />with COVID-19, should the virus spike. According to 'USA Today,' <br />it's possible that for every single <br />hospital bed, six patients would need treatment. The analysis is thought to be conservative<br />because it assumes that the 790,000 hospital <br />beds in the U.S. would be empty. Approximately two thirds of <br />hospital beds are currently in use. Dr. James Lawler, <br />via 'USA Today' Dr. James Lawler, <br />via 'USA Today' Worst-case scenarios put the <br />estimate at 17 patients infected with <br />COVID-19 for every single U.S. hospital bed.
