
COVID case spike has St. Louis hospitals stretched thin
St. Louis on the Air
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What's Going on in Saint Louis?
The mortality rates from other diseases have gone up some during this period because of that. As the hospitals get so full, there is a real slow down and three put through our emergency rooms. And right now waiting times are increasing substantially. A lot of patients who are acutely ill have to stay in the emergency room to receive care until a bed opens up inside the hospital. So people could suffer re precautions and from this, even people who are not suffering from cove 19, absolutely.
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