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So Santa Clara County had 801 new infections and 48 new hospitalizations reported on Nov. 30.

On Saturday when the new restrictions were implemented, the county had 18% hospital capacity. Today it still sits at 18% for both ICU and non-ICU.   There are just 383 beds remaining for a county of 2 million people.

If we add 50 hospitalizations a day, we'll be out of beds in less than two weeks. Hopefully the restrictions are heeded and the spread is slowed.

New hospitalizations is not net hospitalizations.   There was a net increase of 9 COVID + COVID PUI cases (total 301) on Nov 30 while a net increase of 110 non-COVID cases (total 1669).

Then the number of COVID hospitalizations will likely grow at an exponential rate, not a linear rate.   Should we be concerned that we'll be out of beds by Friday if the non-COVID cases continue to grow linearly at this rate?

Finally, does any one know if/when the hospitals ceased doing elective procedures?   I presume that these have very recently (in the last week or maybe two) stopped again.

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So Santa Clara County had 801 new infections and 48 new hospitalizations reported on Nov. 30.

On Saturday when the new restrictions were implemented, the county had 18% hospital capacity. Today it still sits at 18% for both ICU and non-ICU.   There are just 383 beds remaining for a county of 2 million people.

If we add 50 hospitalizations a day, we'll be out of beds in less than two weeks. Hopefully the restrictions are heeded and the spread is slowed.

New hospitalizations is not net hospitalizations.   There was a net increase of 9 COVID + COVID PUI cases (total 301) on Nov 30 while a net increase of 110 non-COVID cases (total 1669).

Then the number of COVID hospitalizations will likely grow at an exponential rate, not a linear rate.   Should we be concerned that we'll be out of beds by Friday if the non-COVID cases continue to grow linearly at this rate?

Finally, does any one know if/when the hospitals ceased doing elective procedures?   I presume that these have very recently (in the last week or maybe two) stopped again.