![Jason Furman on Twitter: "The United States has only 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people. Italy has 3.2 beds per 1,000. We are moving rapidly towards a massive shortage: expanding hospitals, getting Jason Furman on Twitter: "The United States has only 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people. Italy has 3.2 beds per 1,000. We are moving rapidly towards a massive shortage: expanding hospitals, getting](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES79csrUcAE5Vda.jpg)
Jason Furman on Twitter: "The United States has only 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people. Italy has 3.2 beds per 1,000. We are moving rapidly towards a massive shortage: expanding hospitals, getting
![New COVID-19 forecasts: US hospitals could be overwhelmed in the second week of April by demand for ICU beds, and US deaths could total 81,000 by July | Institute for Health Metrics New COVID-19 forecasts: US hospitals could be overwhelmed in the second week of April by demand for ICU beds, and US deaths could total 81,000 by July | Institute for Health Metrics](http://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/images/news_release/2020/NewsRelease_COVID-forecasting_2020.png)
New COVID-19 forecasts: US hospitals could be overwhelmed in the second week of April by demand for ICU beds, and US deaths could total 81,000 by July | Institute for Health Metrics
![First, surges in US Covid-19 infections led to shortages of hospital beds and staff. Now it's oxygen | CNN First, surges in US Covid-19 infections led to shortages of hospital beds and staff. Now it's oxygen | CNN](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210819003120-01-us-coronavirus-thursday-0819-florida.jpg?q=x_0,y_50,h_900,w_1600,c_crop/h_720,w_1280)