An additional 100 COVID patients, less ill at least for the moment, were in other parts of the hospital, and the numbers were growing. In the five days that ended Wednesday, eight COVID patients at the hospital died — double the number from the preceding five days. No more ICU beds were available, said Dr. Brad Spellberg, the hospital’s chief medical officer. Normally, ICU nurses are assigned to two patients each shift. But one really sick COVID patient can take up virtually the entire shift — even with help from other nurses.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 20, 2020 20:31 UTC