{"id":42710,"date":"2020-06-07T10:40:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T14:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=42710"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:55:21","slug":"wohl-shares-concern-for-rising-covid-19-hospitalizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/wohl-shares-concern-for-rising-covid-19-hospitalizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Wohl Expresses Concern For Rising COVID-19 Hospitalizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5985\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 275px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/david-wohl-e1586534510632-265x300.jpeg\" alt=\"david-wohl-headshot\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/david-wohl-e1586534510632-265x300.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/david-wohl-e1586534510632-301x340.jpeg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/david-wohl-e1586534510632.jpeg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"discreet\">David Wohl, MD<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/david-wohl-md\/\"><strong>David Wohl<\/strong><\/a>, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, expressed his concern regarding the number of people with COVID-19 in North Carolina that continues to rise, in a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article243299221.html\">News and Observer<\/a><\/strong> article. Wohl said new coronavirus cases can vary with the number of people tested and that counting people who end up in the hospital is a more straightforward measure of the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s really the truest canary in the coal mine for us,\u201d Wohl said. \u201cIf we\u2019re seeing people get sick enough to be admitted to the hospital, that\u2019s telling you we have not flattened the curve. So this is the best indicator, I think, that we have of where we are with the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the article <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article243299221.html\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, expressed his concern regarding the number of people with COVID-19 in North Carolina that continues to rise, in a News and Observer article. 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