'I think what's happened and watching it around our community people have completely let their guard down.' Hospital chief talks Texas's rising coronavirus cases.
Houston Methodist Hospital CEO Dr. Marc Boom describes the situation on the ground as hospital admissions in Houston have tripled since Memorial Day.cases in the city and state is due to people taking the outbreak lightly and urged people to take precautions.
Dr. Marc Boom, president and CEO of Houston Methodist in Houston, talks about the surge in novel coronvirus hospitalizations that occurred in Texas on ABC's "Good Morning America," June 24, 2020."I think what's happened and watching it around our community people have completely let their guard down," Boom told"GMA.
Houston's rise in cases is part of the overall trend across the state. Texas has 120,370 confirmed cases and daily new case counts have risen over the last few weeks. On Tuesday, the state recorded a record number of new cases -- 5,489 -- according to the state's health department. A patient is wheeled into Houston Methodist Hospital as storm clouds gather over the Texas Medical Center, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in Houston, June 22, 2020.Boom said the increase in coronavirus patients hasn't yet led to a peak in ICU beds at Houston Methodist's facilities."That's encouraging," he said.
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