Covid-19 Crises Good News of the Day Rep. Reed: 373 fewer ICU beds utilized since yesterday

Covid-19 Crises Good News of the Day: Rep. Reed: 373 fewer ICU beds utilized since yesterday

CORNING, NY -- Today, Rep. Tom Reed initiated a new press awareness campaign to highlight daily positive news concerning the Covid-19 crises in America.  April 16, 2020 highlight: Daily decline in the number of ICU beds needed: -191 (University of Washington) “I’m am so grateful to our health care workers and our communities as we deal with the apparent peak in the Covid-19 crisis.  Today, we had 191 fewer people in ICU beds then yesterday.  This is a very good sign.  Standing together, we will not fail.” Tom Reed said.   Since peaking nationally on April 10th, projections from the University of Washington suggest the number of intensive care beds and ventilators needed to treat COVID-19 patients is beginning to decline. In New York State, this has equated to 373 fewer ICU beds and 365 fewer ventilators required by hospitals since yesterday.   To continue sharing some heartening news, a number of other promising data points have been outlined below and will be updated regularly: Tom Reed’s COVID-19 good news data sources:  * Number of recovered COVID-19 patients: 52,845 (John Hopkins) * Daily decline in the number of ICU beds needed: -191 (University of Washington) * Daily decline in the number of invasive ventilators needed: -245 (University of Washington) * Daily decline in the number of COVID-19 deaths per day: -40 (University of Washington) * Total value of direct aid delivered to hospitals and health care providers: $30 billion (HHS) * Number of Paycheck Protection Program loans approved: approx. 1.7 million (Zachary Warmbrodt) * Total value of Paycheck Protection Program loans administered: $349 billion (Treasury) * Total aid allocated for distribution to states: $71 billion (Treasury) * Number of economic stimulus checks delivered to Americans this week: 80 million (Treasury) Tom continues to follow these key metrics closely to understand how the challenges facing front-line health care workers, small businesses, and families across the country are evolving and highlights them to show the positive steps being taken by everyone in dealing with these two healthcare and economic crises.