November 2020
November 22 - Isn't crazy how just when you feel that things can't get worse, somehow they do! Actually, I'm just talking about the Coronavirus right now. It has now been 9 months that this small little virus starting wrecking havoc all over the world. I remember in June thinking that it was scary and so horrible that my state had gotten to the point when there was an average of 300 new cases diagnosed in a day. This month we are now averaging over 3,000 new cases a day! Of course, we are doing a lot more testing which accounts for some of that rise in new cases. However, at this point, most of the hospitals in the state are over 85% full, especially in the ICU's, because of COVID cases. In fact, they have started designating other facilities to be used in case overflow space is needed. Healthcare workers are working an insane amount of hours. To help combat this, the state just approved a Nursing Apprentence license to be giv...