Across the Texas Medical Center, 18% of all ICU beds are being used by COVID-19 patients and 43% from non-COVID-19 patients.
While they are still waiting to see a possible surge in cases, Houston Methodist Hospital said they're down 75% in the emergency room department.
“Hospitals are very well equipped in separating patients with suspected COVID versus the other emergencies that we have dealt with,” Zoghbi said.
Even the CDC is reporting flu data comparisons from 2019 to 2020 should be interpreted with caution because they say people staying home during this pandemic are prohibiting them from keeping an accurate count of flu cases.
On the other hand, Shane Magee, MD, from Kelsey-Seybold Clinic said flu cases are simply down this year.