OC hospitals urged to trigger surge plans, halt elective surgeries as coronavirus hospitalizations soar

OC hospitals urged to trigger surge plans, halt elective surgeries as coronavirus hospitalizations soar

UC Irvine epidemiologist and public health expert, Sanghyuk Shin, said he fears a Thanksgiving spike added into the already soaring hospitalizations and case increases. … “Just from the case data that I’m seeing, it’s hard to tease out if it’s a Thanksgiving effect,” he said. “Even prior to Thanksgiving, we were on a pretty dramatic upswing. So it’s really hard to tell apart if we’re seeing a Thanksgiving effect yet.” But he’s certain it’s coming. “It’s definitely coming. There’s no way around it.”