The rapid growth of coronavirus cases in New York City is a grim omen for the rest of the country. For the city’s size, its hospitals had resources comparable to the rest of the nation.
As is happening in New York City, the virus spread could overwhelm hospitals across the country. Here’s what could happen if the coronavirus infects 2 in 10 adults over the next year:
Almost 17 million adults, or 6.5 percent of the U.S. adult population, live in communities where covid-19 patients could overwhelm hospital beds, needing more than all available.
76 million adults, or 30 percent of the U.S. adult population, live where patients could overwhelm intensive-care beds…
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