coronavirus pandemic that has already killed more than 320,000 nationwide and shows no signs of slowing down.They’re even more terrified of what’s next.“Every day, I look into the eyes of someone who is struggling to breathe,” said nurse Jenny Carrillo, her voice breaking.A charge nurse at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, Carrillo is haunted by the daily counts of COVID-19 patients.
Dark shadows circle her eyes.By Tuesday evening, the hospital had 147 coronavirus patients — a record for Holy Cross but a tiny fraction of the nearly two million cases recorded in California since the pandemic began.Close to 18,000 people were hospitalized in the state Tuesday, and models project the number could top.