Impact of rising BA.2 variant in Ohio analyzed with different measuring stick
After weeks of decline, COVID-19 numbers are on the rise again in Ohio, but tracking the cases has become more difficult and analyzing the impact of a surge is getting a new measuring stick.
Counting the number of positive test results is no longer giving an accurate indication of how many people are infected and there is no way to know how severe the cases are. Hospitalizations are now considered a better indication of a surge in a community.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Not as many people are being tested in commercial labs or hospital labs that are reported to the state and the CDC,바카라 게임 웹사이트 TriHealth Dr. Stephen Blatt said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트A lot of people are doing home tests now. So, we바카라 게임 웹사이트re not getting a full picture of everybody that바카라 게임 웹사이트s getting infected because if you do a home test, that바카라 게임 웹사이트s not automatically reported.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The results that are reported, are best used now to understand if cases are trending up or down, rather than to specify how many people are infected.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We바카라 게임 웹사이트re definitely seeing a climb in cases,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the Health Collaborative바카라 게임 웹사이트s Tiffany Mattingly said.
Mattingly said the numbers they have indicate the cases in Ohio are trending upward, especially in the northern part of the state. The vast number of cases are the omicron variant BA.2.
바카라 게임 웹사이트It seems to be mirroring what we saw in omicron, starting in the northern region and working its way downward,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Mattingly said.
The severity of those cases will be a better indicator of the impact on the region.
바카라 게임 웹사이트What we really want to know is who바카라 게임 웹사이트s sick enough to get admitted to the hospital,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Blatt said.
Hospitalizations have become the key indicator of the impact of COVID-19 on an area.
Across all of Ohio right now, there are 349 COVID-19 patients in hospitals. About 52 of those are in intensive care units. About half of the ICU patients are on ventilators.
At the peak of the last surge several weeks ago, a single hospital in Hamilton County could have numbers almost as high.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I think it바카라 게임 웹사이트s important to note we are seeing an increase in cases, but we are carefully watching hospitalizations and ICU admissions of which we바카라 게임 웹사이트re seeing no increases at this time,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Hamilton County Health commissioner Greg Kesterman said.