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Dec. 9, 2021O'Fallon, Mo. |  By: AP

COVID-19 hospitalizations up dramatically in Missouri

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O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) - COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again across Missouri, prompting renewed concerns about overcrowding at hospitals and long waits for emergency services and hospital beds.

Data posted on the state's COVID-19 dashboard on Tuesday showed 1,637 people hospitalized with the virus. By comparison, 951 were hospitalized a month ago.

The number of intensive care unit patients has risen to 338, up from 228 on Nov. 5. In-patient bed capacity is at 15% in the St. Louis region, 18% in Kansas City and just 12% in northwestern Missouri.

Experts say the numbers will get worse once the omicron variant takes hold.