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Rise in COVID-19 cases strains critical care facilities in Ernakulam

Updated: Eighty out of 100 ICU beds for COVID patients in goverment hospitals occupied Share Article AAA A man wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus. File photo   | Photo Credit: AP Eighty out of 100 ICU beds for COVID patients in goverment hospitals occupied Pressure on critical care facilities for COVID-19 in Ernakulam has been rising, with around 80 out of 100 ICU beds for COVID-19 patients occupied in government hospitals. Intensive care units for COVID-19 in the government sector are available only at the Government Medical College Hospital, PVS Hospital, and the Fort Kochi Taluk Hospital. The number of patients requiring critical care and ICU admission has grown in the past two weeks, said Dr. Mathews Numpeli, district programme manager, National Health Mission. People who are out and about could be carrying the infection back to the elderly or those with comorbidities at home, who are likely to develop more severe symptoms of the infection, he

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