Oklahoma Hospitals Face Pediatric Bed Shortage As COVID Cases Rise

Doctors are calling this a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as hospitals begin to see an increase in patients again.

Thursday, July 29th 2021, 9:31 am

By: Tevis Hillis

OKLAHOMA CITY -

Doctors are calling this a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as hospitals begin to see an increase in patients again.

Right now, more than 600 Oklahomans are hospitalized and 200 of them are in the ICU.

Soon, hospitals could run out of beds for pediatric patients.

News 9’s Tevis Hillis has what you need to know at 9 AM.

Tevis Hillis

An Oklahoma native, Tevis Hillis joined the News 9 team in 2020 as a multimedia journalist. She now anchors the weekend morning newscasts. Passionate about shaping the future of journalism, Tevis also serves as executive producer and adjunct professor for OU Nightly, mentoring and teaching more than 160 students.