COVID hospitalizations on the rise in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY — The number of Missourians hospitalized with COVID-19 has nearly doubled in the last month, according to data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
As of Monday, 2,265 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Missouri, according to DHSS. The department's most recent official numbers come from December 27, as it takes some time for all hospitals to report their official data. That number is nearly doubled from November and approaching the record number of hospitalizations, as the Delta variant continues to spread and the Omicron strain begins to take hold.
"[Omicron] hasn't hit yet, but we're already struggling to keep our head above water," Dr. Philip Fracica said. Dr. Fracica is the Chief Medical Officer at Bothwell Regional Health System in Sedalia.
For reference, at the worst of the pandemic in the fall and winter of 2020, COVID-19 hospitalizations hovered around 2,800.
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