The 28 patients had camped out for hours and even days in the emergency room of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. But all three at once felt disastrous.The hospital COVID census in San Bernardino County has nearly tripled from 398 before Christmas to 1,107 as of Jan. 13, according to county data . Of the more than 100 COVID patients in the hospital, about 70% were unvaccinated. "There were nearly 30 other patients in the emergency department waiting for beds in the hospital proper. "Upstairs, in 4 North ICU, there were 15 COVID patients and one available bed after a patient died that morning.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2022 18:19 UTC