During the virus’ first peak in April, the majority of patients testing positive in the Methodist hospital system were older than 50. During the previous surge in mid-April, Methodist’s system had at most just over 200 coronavirus patients. She informed nurses in an intermediate care unit that it would soon transition into an ICU for coronavirus patients. Dr Faisal Masud, medical director for critical care, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, June 27, 2020. During the first surge, Masud said, some young virus patients came to the hospital extremely sick and died soon after they arrived.

Source: bd News24 June 29, 2020 09:56 UTC