Health system collapsed in America due to Omicron infection, more than 1.5 lakh people got infected in last 24 hours

Cases of corona infection are being registered in America at a record level. On Wednesday, the number of Covid-19 infected patients admitted to the hospital reached a record 1,51,261. Health systems have collapsed due to the increase in cases of corona infection across the country. There is a huge shortage of medical personnel.

ICU capacity at home

The state of health systems in America is that about 19 states have less than 15 percent of ICU capacity left. At the same time, states like Kentucky, Alabama, Indiana and New Hampshire have less than 10 percent ICU capacity. These figures were released on Wednesday by the US Department of Health and Human Services. In other states of the country, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont also remain worrying about the infection.

There is a huge shortage of medical workers in the country

The new variant of Covid-19, Omicron, is wreaking havoc on America. The infection is spreading very fast due to this variant. Due to which health systems have collapsed and there is a huge shortage of medical workers. Significantly, there is a high risk of medical workers getting infected while treating infected patients. In such a situation, if any medical worker is infected, then he has to follow the rules of isolation. Due to which there is a huge shortage of medical personnel in the country.

Recommendation to stop non-essential services

Washington's governor, Jay Inslee, said in a statement on Thursday that hospitals needed to temporarily halt non-urgent procedures, TV news channel CNN reported. So that immediate help can be provided to the needy people and by this the shortage of medical workers can also be met.