If social distancing measures are maintained for the next four months, how many Pennsylvanians will die from coronavirus? Will there be enough hospital beds to go around?
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington developed a statistical model to project COVID-19 deaths and hospital utilization over the next four months.
The good news? Pennsylvania should have enough hospital and intensive care unit beds available if things go according to the IHME’s projection.
Pennsylvania’s need for hospital beds is projected to peak on April 15, 2020, at a total of 6,182 hospital beds and 949 intensive care beds. The state has 14,395 hospital beds and 1,043 intensive care beds available, according to the IHME data.
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