Covid cases are up but fewer patients are needing ventilators. 5 reasons why

  1. States are misreporting or lagging data.
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This is absolutely a worry in several currently spiking states. AZ and FL especially. But the relatively low number of ICU patients is probably real.

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article is a fine retelling of the linked article. but come on, that headline is a problem. pointing out that lower percentages over all need the ventilators is not the freaking same as “fewer patients are needing ventilators”

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I would think that would be up for discussion with death toll or number of cases but whos on a ventilator is kinda easy to see and state.

Came here to say that. What’s up with the unsplash stock photo of the swedish nurse? Makes me feel all clickbait-y icky…

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