40 NY Hospitals Halt Elective Surgeries Due to Low Bed Capacity as Winter Surge Continues

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40 hospitals in New York have been ordered to stop elective surgeries due to low bed capacity. The New York State Department of Health made the announcement on Saturday.

The order means that impacted hospitals must turn away these types of procedures for a minimum of two weeks.

“We will use every available tool to help ensure that hospitals can manage the COVID-19 winter surge,” Acting State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett said.

On Saturday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul reported 11,843 total hospitalizations due to COVID, marking an increase of 295.

An eye-popping 90,132 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, blowing past the prior day’s record of 82,094, state data showed.



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