Ceará has 100% of its ICU beds for COVID-19 occupied and already has a waiting list.
Ceará reached 100% of its public ICU bed capacity for patients infected with the new coronavirus this Thursday morning (16). The state already has 48 patients on the waiting list for a bed.
Forum Magazine - Ceará reached 100% of its public network ICU bed capacity this Thursday morning (16), which was set aside exclusively for Covid-19 patients. The state already has 48 patients on the waiting list for a bed.
According to statistical projections, the state reached maximum bed occupancy a week earlier than expected, which has worried local authorities.
The information comes from the executive secretary of Surveillance and Regulation of the Health Department, Magda Almeida. She also stated that the ventilators ordered by the state have not yet been delivered, which hinders the care of critically ill patients.
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