COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing in western Massachusetts and healthcare officials are alarmed.
Baystate Health Monday reported 136 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 – the most of any hospital in the state.
"The amount of virus in the community and its rate of rise is alarming," said Dr. Mark Keroack, president and CEO of Baystate Health, who warned that if hospitalizations continue to grow exponentially in December, Baystate would reach its capacity to care for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.