ICU Beds in the Area Are Filling Up As Local COVID Cases Soar

BY: DAVID SHEPHERD, NEWS DIRECTOR

AREAWIDE-- Area hospitals are starting to fill up with COVID-19 patients.

In district 10, hospitals are reporting only 12% of their ICU beds are currently available.

Locally, District 10 includes Dubois, Daviess, Martin, Pike, Perry, and Spencer Counties.

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40% of the ICU beds in the area are being used by coronavirus patients.

73% of the district’s ventilators are currently available.