COVID-19 Surge Pushes Intensive Care Beds<br />to Capacity Across U.S. .<br />A ‘New York Times’ data analysis has revealed the<br />increasingly dire state of COVID-19 in the United States.<br />Federal data shows that more than a<br />third of Americans are living in areas where<br />hospitals are running critically low on ICU beds. .<br />In El Paso, Texas, hospitals reported that there<br />are only 13 out of 400 ICU beds available. .<br />In Albuquerque, New Mexico,<br />there are no ICU beds available. .<br />As of last week, hospitals that serve<br />more than 100 million Americans reported having <br />less than 15 percent of ICU beds available. .<br />In the Midwest, South and Southwest, one in<br />ten Americans lives in an area where ICU beds are<br />either full or have less than 5 percent available.<br />State leaders are ramping up COVID-19 measures<br />and restrictions to manage the surge. .<br />In California, stay-at-home orders have<br />been issued in regions where hospitals<br />surpass 85 percent occupancy in ICUs.<br />In New Mexico, Governor Michelle Grisham is<br />expected to soon announce that hospitals can begin <br />rationing care based on who is more likely to survive
