US Hospitals Will Run out of Beds If Coronavirus Spikes
US Hospitals Will Run out of Beds If Coronavirus Spikes

US Hospitals Will Run out of Beds If Coronavirus Spikes Analysis based on data from several official sources finds that no U.S. state will have the hospital capacity to treat those infected with COVID-19, should the virus spike.

According to 'USA Today,' it's possible that for every single hospital bed, six patients would need treatment.

The analysis is thought to be conservative because it assumes that the 790,000 hospital beds in the U.S. would be empty.

Approximately two thirds of hospital beds are currently in use.

Dr. James Lawler, via 'USA Today' Dr. James Lawler, via 'USA Today' Worst-case scenarios put the estimate at 17 patients infected with COVID-19 for every single U.S. hospital bed.