Petersburg deployed another thousand beds for patients with COVID

The city multidisciplinary hospital No. 2 in St. Petersburg was redesigned to treat patients with CORONAVIRUS, the city HEALTH committee reports. The hospital has deployed 1,011 beds for those infected with covid-19 and patients with suspected infection, of which 86 are intensive care units.

The medical institution suspended the provision of planned and emergency care, and patients who cannot be discharged for outpatient treatment were transferred to other hospitals.

The day before, 150 beds were also additionally deployed at the Alexander Hospital, the committee recalled. Previously, 400 places were deployed there. The hospital continues to partially provide planned and emergency care.

According to the authorities of St. Petersburg, as of October 16, 6.9 thousand people with coronavirus and pneumonia are in city hospitals and hospitals. Of these, 631 patients are in intensive care, 299 are connected to mechanical ventilation. During the day, 513 patients were hospitalized.