Over the red line: Hospitals report over 100% capacity
[JPost] - Hospitals are straining under the weight of the novel coronavirus. The latest reports show that some hospitals are at more than 100% capacity in a month when hospitalizations are normally down.
The number of coronavirus patients continues to increase, with the percentage of those testing positive out of those screened close to 9% in the last day, the Health Ministry reported.
...Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer are either overcrowded or almost overcrowded: Sourasky — 104% general, 110% coronavirus; Shaare Zedek — 104% general, 106% coronavirus; Sheba — 100% general, 90% coronavirus. Shamir Medical Center in Tzrifin was already reporting its coronavirus unit at 118%.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-07-28 |