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25 Of Holy Name's 100 Coronavirus Patients Are On Ventilators, There Are Nine Machines Left 25 Of Holy Name's 100 Coronavirus Patients Are On Ventilators, There Are Nine Machines Left
25 Of Holy Name's 100 Coronavirus Patients Are On Ventilators, There Are Nine Machines Left Holy Name Medical Center has enough ventilators -- for now. Located at the epicenter of Bergen County's coronavirus crisis, the hospital was caring for 100 patients who either tested positive for coronavirus or were waiting for results on Wednesday night, a Holy Name spokesperson said. A quarter of those patients were on ventilators with only nine machines remaining. Patients are coming in to the hospital very sick and progressing to respiratory failure quickly, Dr. Suraj Saggar said. The hospital has other contingency plans in place that require putting more than one patient on a vent a…

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Holy Name Doc Explores Most (And Least) Common Signs, Symptoms Of Coronavirus Holy Name Doc Explores Most (And Least) Common Signs, Symptoms Of Coronavirus
Holy Name Doc Explores Most (And Least) Common Signs, Symptoms Of Coronavirus Rising coronavirus rates are making it more important than ever to be on the lookout for commonly associated signs and symptoms. Although many symptoms do overlap with those consistent with the typical flu, other signs can be more subtle, according to Dr. Suraj Saggar, chief of the infectious disease department at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck. "Typically, we see fever, cough and shortness of breath, but we can also see some gastrointestinal symptoms, meaning nausea, abdominal pain and even some vomiting or diarrhea," Saggar told Daily Voice. "What makes it challenging is that there …

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by Valerie Musson