Surge in COVID straining MCHI

Health officials report other illnesses make ICU capacity more than a pandemic issue

  • Courtesy photo // Aria Heiden sits bravely on her mother Jennifer’s lap as she receives her first shot of the Pfizer vaccine for children from nurse Ashley at Memorial Health Clinic in Aurora.
    Courtesy photo // Aria Heiden sits bravely on her mother Jennifer’s lap as she receives her first shot of the Pfizer vaccine for children from nurse Ashley at Memorial Health Clinic in Aurora.
A surge in reported COVID cases combined with a number of other respiratory illnesses are threatening the local healthcare system, according to reports from Memorial Community Health in Aurora. As of Monday, the Central District Health Department, which includes Hamilton County, reports hundreds of new cases over the past seven days and five COVID-related deaths since Dec. 3.  The community…

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