Saturday coronavirus updates: Record number of ICU patients with COVID-19 – Houston Chronicle
The Houston region set a record Saturday for the number of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care, hospital records show, though the total number of admitted patients declined for the third straight day.
In the 25-county region anchored by Harris County, 1,136 COVID patients were in ICU beds, according to the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council database, a 11 percent jump from Friday. The total number hospitalized with the virus fell to 3,727.
Health experts and public health officials are pleased by the leveling off of hospitalizations in the past week. The figure remains high, and w...