Are Fresno-area hospitals near capacity as omicron cases rise? See our interactive map
As the COVID-19 omicron variant takes hold of the Fresno region, data show hospitals are filling up.
Fresno County reached a total of 356 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Wednesday, an increase of eight in one day, according to the California Department of Public Health.
As of Wednesday, the county had 10 ICU beds available, nine fewer than one day ago, according to state COVID-19 data.
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Here are the hospital bed occupancy percentages at Fresno-area hospitals, according to HHS, last updated on Jan. 11:
California bed occupancy
California had more than 12,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Wednesday, an increase of 502 in one day.
While the number of ICU patients hit 1,903, leaving 1,517 ICU beds available — 84 fewer than Tuesday.
Here are the hospital bed occupancy percentages in hospitals within California, according to data from HHS. Data was last collected on Jan. 11:
Fresno County COVID-19 data
Fresno County has a positivity rate of 27.5%, a more than 8% increase from last week, according to the state’s COVID-19 data site.
While the positivity rate in California is 23.1%, a more than a 1% increase from last week — it’s still lower than Fresno County’s rate.
As of Wednesday, Fresno County confirmed a total of more than 163,000 COVID-19 cases and roughly 2,400 deaths since the pandemic began.
The state currently has a daily average of more than 69,000 cases and 47 deaths.
Unvaccinated people are more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19.
Between Dec. 20 and Dec. 26, unvaccinated people were eight times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people.
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This story was originally published January 12, 2022 at 12:14 PM.
CORRECTION: Unvaccinated people are eight times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than vaccinated people, according to the most recent available data.