Oklahoma Hospitals Reaching Capacity.

Some hospitals near capacity in Tulsa.

CONTRIBUTE TO A NEW SPIKE INCOVID-19 CASES...THIS -- AS STATE HOSPITALSARE ALREADY NEARINGCAPACITY.OUR TATIANNA TAYLOR IS LIVEWITH US THIS MORNING TOEXPLAIN WHY.

TATIANNA, GOODMORNING.GOOD MORNING CORI, MEDICALEXPERTS FEAR STATE HOSPITALSCOULD BE REACHING THEIRBREAKING POINT, AS THEY AREUNDER SERIOUS STRAIN .JUST LAST WEEK.

SAINTFRANCIS HEALTH SYSTEMREPORTED THEIRHOSPITALIZATION RATE NOTSUSTAINABLE, SAYING DOCTORSAND NURSES ARE EXHAUSTED.MEANWHILE, HILLCREST MEDICALCENTER HAS ALSO SEEN ANINCREASE IN PATIENTS BEINGTREATED.

AND BOTH HOSPITALSHAVE REACHED 90 TO 95PERCENT CAPACITY WITH COVID,AND NON COVID- 19 PATIENTS.AND THE FEAR IS THATRESOURCES AND STAFF MAY BEIN TROUBLE AS FLU SEASONAPPROACHES.

O-U CHIEFMEDICAL OFFICER DOCTORCAMERON MANTOR SAYSHOSPITALS WILL SEE MOREPROBLEMS IF OKLAHOMANS DON'TMAKE THE CHANGES WITH THEIRHUMAN BEHAVIOR.Dr. Cameron Mantor OU HealthActing Chief Medical Officer"We'll either won't havebeds or we won't havedoctors or we won't havenurses to take care ofpatients."TULSA COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS 4ZIP CODES IN THE RED... 29ZIP CODES IN THE ORANGE... 9ZIP CODES IN THE YELLOW, ANDZERO ZIP CODES IN GREEN.

THETULSA COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT ASKS THATEVERYONE PRACTICE SAFEPRACTICES TO PREVENT THESPREAD OF COVID.TO READ THE LATEST FULLWHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUSTASK FORCE REPORT INCLUDINGTHE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS,P-P-E SUPPLIES RATES ANDMORE.

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LIVE IN TULSA,TT, 2WFYAND TAKING A LOOK NOW AT THETULSA COUNTY COVID-19