Russian bed capacity for patients with COVID-19 is 81% full

Currently, the volume of beds for the treatment of patients with the new coronavirus infection COVID-19

equals 126.2 thousand beds, of which 81.3% are occupied. At the same time, we note that there is an increase in the incidence of coronavirus, previously predicted by experts from the Russian Ministry of Health.

Ministry of Health care

The department confirmed to the newspaper thatthat there is currently an increase in the incidence of coronavirus. However, in the event of an unfavorable development of the situation, the Ministry of Health has created a mobilization potential that will allow it to adequately respond to the development of the situation. 

As the director of the Institute told the agencyMedical parasitology named after Martsinovsky, virologist Alexander Lukashev, in the near future we should expect an increase in the growth rate of incidence. At risk, he said, are those regions where there was almost no outbreak in the spring.

In Russia, according to the federal operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus, 1 109 595 cases of infection were registered, 911 973 people recovered, 19 489 died.

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