The Texas Medical Center hospitals are collectively treating about 1,500 coronavirus patients, according to figures released on Saturday. During the previous surge in mid-April, Methodist’s system had at most just over 200 coronavirus patients. She informed nurses in an intermediate care unit that it would soon transition into an I.C.U. for coronavirus patients. In recent days, hospital beds and mobile computers were rolled into an empty, 34-bed unit that had been shuttered and will now be used for coronavirus patients.

Source: New York Times June 29, 2020 01:22 UTC