Coronavirus patient in the Federal District (Brasília) worsens and is in an induced coma.
The patient is hospitalized at the North Wing Regional Hospital. The hospital reports that "her respiratory condition has worsened. Despite preserved renal function, she presents with severe acute respiratory syndrome."
247 - The patient diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in the Federal District has experienced a worsening of her health condition. According to the state's Health Department, the 52-year-old woman, a resident of Lago Sul, is in an induced coma and on a ventilator.
The patient is hospitalized at the North Wing Regional Hospital. The hospital reports that "her respiratory condition has worsened. Despite preserved renal function, she presents with severe acute respiratory syndrome."
According to the medical bulletin, the patient's health condition is aggravated by other illnesses, technically called comorbidities. Her husband is also infected, but did not require hospitalization. Both had recently traveled to Europe.