Commonground
Senior Moderator
Saturday Jun 06 2020
KARACHI: Currently, COVID-19 patients are being at treated 23 public and private hospitals in Sindh. The total number of isolation beds for the COVID-19 patients in these hospitals is 1,214 while a total of 351 beds have been arranged in the high dependency units (HDUs). The number of ventilators available at the intensive care units (ICUs) of these hospitals for COVID-19 patients is 257.
Right now, COVID-19 patients have occupied 201 isolation beds in Sindh while 1,013 beds are still available for new patients. Similarly, 200 HDU beds have been occupied and 151 HDU beds are available. Of the 257 ventilators for the COVID-19 patients in the province, 159 are being currently utilised and 98 are available for new patients.
Among all the cities in Sindh, Karachi is facing the most pressure in terms of its health care infrastructure for COVID-19 patients as only 30 ventilators, 67 HDU beds and 171 isolation beds are available in the city for new patients.
As the number of available beds at the hospitals has been decreasing with more and more patients getting admitted to the health facilities, new COVID-19 patients have been facing severe issues. Many hospitals do not have any further space for new COVID-19 patients, due to which they refer new patients to other hospitals. However, many a time, the other hospitals also excuse them because of no available beds.
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KARACHI: Currently, COVID-19 patients are being at treated 23 public and private hospitals in Sindh. The total number of isolation beds for the COVID-19 patients in these hospitals is 1,214 while a total of 351 beds have been arranged in the high dependency units (HDUs). The number of ventilators available at the intensive care units (ICUs) of these hospitals for COVID-19 patients is 257.
Right now, COVID-19 patients have occupied 201 isolation beds in Sindh while 1,013 beds are still available for new patients. Similarly, 200 HDU beds have been occupied and 151 HDU beds are available. Of the 257 ventilators for the COVID-19 patients in the province, 159 are being currently utilised and 98 are available for new patients.
Among all the cities in Sindh, Karachi is facing the most pressure in terms of its health care infrastructure for COVID-19 patients as only 30 ventilators, 67 HDU beds and 171 isolation beds are available in the city for new patients.
As the number of available beds at the hospitals has been decreasing with more and more patients getting admitted to the health facilities, new COVID-19 patients have been facing severe issues. Many hospitals do not have any further space for new COVID-19 patients, due to which they refer new patients to other hospitals. However, many a time, the other hospitals also excuse them because of no available beds.
Continued: https://www.geo.tv/latest/291725-num...asing-in-sindh