Many of those hospitals had furloughed and laid off staff when elective procedures were banned, and some facilities that specialized in elective surgery flat out closed down, like the one my daughter worked at. Now that the spike is reaching interior parts of the U.S. are they caught short handed because of the downsizing earlier this year?

I read the reports that led you to make this post but they say nothing about whether original capacity is being overwhelmed or whether it’s in the context of reduced capacity.  I’d like the whole story.

The MSM is pounding the covid drum like crazy now, as it's their only last hope of suppressing voter turn out between now and next Tuesday.    Take any numbers we are hearing with a huge grain of salt.

 After Memorial Day MSM was pushing stories similar to this, and none of it was true.  Because covid has a 99.9% survival rate, the Branch Covidians and the MSM have once again changed the narrative to "over running health facilities" in an effort to stoke fear.

America 3, Democrats 0

    Brad lived in California and was a lifelong environmentalist. He was sick of the world; of Covid 19, Brexit, Russian belligerence, global warming, racial tensions, and the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy media headlines.

    Brad drove his car into his garage and then sealed every doorway and window as best he could. He got back into his car, closed all the windows, selected his favorite radio station and started the car.

    Two days later, a worried neighbor peered through his garage window and saw him in the car. She notified the emergency services and they broke in, pulling Brad from the car.

    A little sip of water and, surprisingly, he was in perfect condition, but his Tesla had a dead battery.

Sums it up well:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/10/22/covid-presidential-debate-n2578641

Tonight's contenders, President Trump and Joe Biden, were physically further apart than any presidential nominees have ever been on the debate state, thanks to new coronavirus safety regulations. And their messages were just as distant. Whereas Trump expressed hope and optimism that we as a country are going to get through this pandemic, Biden used every opportunity to depress us.

What's even more important is we have now witnessed a historical moment in our country, one that has forever changed us.

We witnessed this week a full on censoring of the news, much like what countries such as China does.  And even more troubling, we are watching "news sources" very obediently falling in line.

If found to be true, the FBI tried to cover this up as well.  This, along with the mountains of evidence of the FBI/DoJ participation in an attempted coup against a President should make everyone take pause.

 The contrast before us that will take place in just over two weeks have never been more clear.   If we elect Biden, the corruption of the FBI/DoJ will be swept under the rug, big tech will take even a stronger hold over the flow of information, and trust me, the deep state has learned and won't be so sloppy next time.

 We are just two weeks away from a one party ruled country.  The radicals want the deplorable punished, and they want to make sure a 2016 can never, ever happen again.   They want their agenda implemented at any cost, and will do so.