Seattle doctors say hospitals are reaching their breaking points as they deal with a crush of COVID-19 patients amid the latest surge fueled by the omicron variant. (Elaine Thompson/AP)As of this weekend, UW Medicine -- which has four hospitals across its system -- reported more than 200 COVID-19 patients for the first time ever. "My facility at Harborview, we were already about 100 patients over our normal capacity when the omicron surge hit," he said. "Then the omicron surge came and so you basically had to absorb all these more patients, all of whom required precautions." Seattle hospitals at breaking point amid COVID crush of patients originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 24, 2022 21:11 UTC