COVID patients in intensive care declining.
In line with fewer patients, intensive care occupancy in hospitals has dropped to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic.
“Many hospitals are closing ICUs they initially set up, particularly for the coronavirus patients. For instance, there is only one COVID patient in intensive care at our hospital,” said Professor Oktay Demirkıran from Cerrahpaşa Medical School in Istanbul, who is also the head of the Turkish Society of Intensive Care.
As pressure from COVID-19 is easing, beds in ICUs are now available to patients who need surgeries, which had to be postponed due to the pandemic, Oktay said.
He praised the jab drive, “successfully coordinated” by the Health Ministry.
“The number of COVID patients has declined thanks to higher vaccination rates. It helps us a lot. Indeed, there are still infections, but they are not likely to climb to a critical level,” Oktay said.
