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Seriously ill COVID patients recovering faster than in earlier waves — report
Patients listed in serious condition spent an average of 8 days in the hospital in first week of July, compared to 10-12 days during first half of year
By TOI staff Today, 3:08 am
Doctors have been able to discharge seriously ill patients from the hospital sooner during the latest wave of the pandemic than they were during previous stages, according to statistics published by an Israeli TV station Wednesday.
While seriously ill patients spent 10 to 12 days on average in the hospital for the first six months of the year, that number dropped to roughly eight days on average during the first week of July, according to Channel 12.
The newest figures are from a much shorter period of time, but they indicated that the latest uptick in cases caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus is not as severe as previous waves over the past year and a half.
The data also may allow health officials to hold back on plans to recommend implementing more drastic restrictions given the rise in seriously ill patients in recent weeks. While the number of total cases has gone from a handful a day in May to over 1,400 on Tuesday, the number of seriously ill patients — the key factor off which the government has based its strategy for managing the pandemic — has seen more modest rises...
Seriously ill COVID patients recovering faster than in earlier waves — report
Patients listed in serious condition spent an average of 8 days in the hospital in first week of July, compared to 10-12 days during first half of year
By TOI staff Today, 3:08 am
Doctors have been able to discharge seriously ill patients from the hospital sooner during the latest wave of the pandemic than they were during previous stages, according to statistics published by an Israeli TV station Wednesday.
While seriously ill patients spent 10 to 12 days on average in the hospital for the first six months of the year, that number dropped to roughly eight days on average during the first week of July, according to Channel 12.
The newest figures are from a much shorter period of time, but they indicated that the latest uptick in cases caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus is not as severe as previous waves over the past year and a half.
The data also may allow health officials to hold back on plans to recommend implementing more drastic restrictions given the rise in seriously ill patients in recent weeks. While the number of total cases has gone from a handful a day in May to over 1,400 on Tuesday, the number of seriously ill patients — the key factor off which the government has based its strategy for managing the pandemic — has seen more modest rises...