'We're in for a lot of trouble': UNC Doctor feels COVID surge won't subside for weeks

Dr. David Wohl feels like we're in for a rough couple of months in the battle against COVID. As of Wednesday, 95% of ICU beds at WakeMed in Raleigh are fully occupied. Dr. Wohl said most people in the ICU are unvaccinated.
Posted 8/25/2021, 10:05:03 PM

ONE MESSAGE.

HOSPITALS OPERATE BEYOND

CAPACITY

>> Reporter: BECAUSE A SPIKE IN

COVID-19 CASES.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM DAVID CRABTREE.

>> AND I AM LENA TILLETT.

WHAT THIS CURVE DOES NOT TELL

YOU IS ANOTHER STATISTIC AND

THAT IS AREA ICU BEDS ARE MORE

THAN 90% FULL.

WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE WITH

WRAL'S ALI INGERSOLL.

>> Reporter: 95% OF BEDS ARE

FULLY OCCUPIED, LEAVING DOCTORS

CONCERNED SAYING WE ARE WEEKS

AWAY FROM WHEN THIS WILL SUBSIDE

. DR. DAVID WALL AT UNC SAID IT

IS UP 17 WALKING THE HALLS OF

THE HOSPITAL TO SEE PEOPLE

FIGHTING A VIRUS THAT THEY

COULD'VE BEEN PROTECTED AGAINST

. NINE IN EVERY 10 PATIENTS ARE

NOT VACCINATED.

>> WE ARE IN A PLACE OF PAIN

AND CHAOS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO

MANY WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED. IF

WE DO NOT HAVE THIS WE WOULD

NOT BE FULL.

>> IS 300 AVAILABLE.

SOME REGIONS HAVE MORE PEOPLE

IN INTENSIVE CARE THAN OTHERS.

BOTH ARE WEST OF THE TRIANGLE

BUT BOTH REGIONS ALONG WITH THE

METRO LINE HAVE THE FEWEST OPEN

BEDS AVAILABLE STATEWIDE NO

REGION HAS MORE THAN A QUARTER

OF THE SPACE OPEN.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, I'M PRETTY

PESSIMISTIC.

I THINK WE ARE IN FOR TROUBLE.

>> Reporter: HE IS IMPLORING

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