Argentine ICU beds fill up as coronavirus deaths reach new records

Record ID: 1564444

  • Title: Argentine ICU beds fill up as coronavirus deaths reach new records
  • Date: 28th July 2020
  • Summary: EZEIZA, ARGENTINA (FILE - JUNE 24, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PATIENT IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT VARIOUS OF HOSPITAL STAFF IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
  • Embargoed: 11th August 2020 16:58
  • Keywords: Argentina Buenos Aires COVID-19 ICU beds capacity cases coronavirus deaths hospitals intensive care units numbers pandemic patients rise
  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, EZEIZA & AVELLANEDA, ARGENTINA
  • City: BUENOS AIRES, EZEIZA & AVELLANEDA, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA006COQ5GEF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Argentine authorities are sounding the alarm on the occupation rates of intensive care unit (ICU) beds in hospitals in and around Buenos Aires as the country posted a new record number of deaths related to the novel coronavirus on Monday (July 27).
    120 deaths from the coronavirus were recorded on Monday in a new daily high, bringing the country's tally past 3,000 deaths. Over 160,000 cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the South American country to date.
    Meanwhile in greater Buenos Aires, hospital authorities are sounding the alarm on rising rates of occupation in ICU beds.
    Dr. Arnaldo Dubin of the Argentine Intensive Care Society (SATI) told Reuters that ICU bed occupation rates were above 80% in Buenos Aires.
    However, Argentine Deputy Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said the rate in greater Buenos Aires was only 63.5% and noted that authorities are working constantly to expand the number of beds available.
    Argentina went into national lockdown on March 20, with restrictions later eased in many parts of the country. Its borders remain closed, though a ban on commercial flights is due to expire on Sept. 1
    (Production: Miguel Lo Bianco, Horacio Soria, Juan Bustamante, Patrick Alwine)
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