The state reported a new daily record for virus deaths Friday and more than 10,000 confirmed cases for the fourth consecutive day. “I’ve never seen anything like this Covid surge,” said Haddock, who has worked in emergency rooms since 2007. On Saturday, the World Health Organization, which also tracks the virus, reported a single-day record of new infections — over 259,000 worldwide — for the second day in a row. But it’s difficult to get a complete picture of how emergency rooms are faring in many places. Dr. Robert Hancock, who works at multiple hospitals in Texas and Oklahoma and serves as president of the Texas College of Emergency Physicians, said some Texas emergency rooms are facing backups of patients awaiting ICU beds.

Source: Manila Times July 19, 2020 17:48 UTC