Hawaii has more than 11,000 active Covid-19 cases, a number that continues to grow as the state witnesses its worst outbreak of the pandemic.
Health care officials in Hawaii have expressed concern that the rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations could soon lead to a shortage of medical oxygen, a situation the comes at a time when the state witnesses its worst outbreak of the pandemic, forcing hospitals to cancel non-emergency procedures to conserve depleting oxygen supplies.
Hawaii’s problem is further compounded by a global shortage of oxygen containers that are needed to transport the gas into the islands from the U.S. mainland if necessary. Hawaii could face wait times of at least 30 days before medical oxygen arrives from the mainland, CBS NewsAs the highly infectious delta variant fuels the state’s worst surge, Hawaii’s ICU occupancy rate has risen above 82% according toConcern about oxygen shortages isn’t just limited to Hawaii as supplies in several southern U.S. states are running critically low as they battle surging Covid hospitalizations.
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