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According to the data of the Ministry of Health, over 360 Poles are infected with the coronavirus. The increase in new cases is also reflected in the situation in hospitals – the number of vacant beds and ventilators is decreasing.
- On March 24, a record was recorded in Poland in terms of the number of infections
- There has not been such a high number since the beginning of the pandemic. Even in November 2020, increases stopped below 28. infections throughout the day
- According to Michał Dworczyk, over 75 percent are already occupied. hospital beds for covid patients
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On March 24, the Ministry of Health announced that the daily number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Poland was 29. 978. This is a record for the coronavirus epidemic in our country. So far, the highest number was recorded on November 7, 2020. Then 27 thousand were infected. 875 people.
The number of infections has been increasing rapidly since the beginning of March. On March 4, the daily number was over 15. cases. After seven days, it increased to over 21 thousand. On March 18, the daily number almost equaled the worst in the entire epidemic – there were 27 infections then. 278.
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On the chart showing the course of the pandemic in Poland, increases and decreases can be seen during the second wave. In November, after a record number of infections were recorded, rates began to decline. On November 10, they dropped to 25. 484 a day, and on November 27 they were already 17 thousand. Currently, we are observing increases analogous (although higher) to the course of the second wave.
Statistics for voivodships. Where is the worst?
The latest data show that the worst situation is in the Śląskie Voivodeship, where 4 jobs have been confirmed. 605 new COVID-19 cases. Slightly less (4) was recorded in Mazowieckie voivodship. Wielkopolskie is third on the list of voivodships with the highest number of new cases. Tests showed COVID-308 in 19. 3 patients. In the case of the remaining voivodships, the data are as follows:
- Lesser Poland – 2608
- Lower Silesia – 2328
- Pomeranian Voivodeship – 1935
- Łódź Voivodeship – 1934
- Podkarpackie – 1451
- Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship – 1273
- Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship – 1155
- West Pomeranian Voivodeship – 1096
- Lublin – 977
- Lubusz Voivodeship – 749
- Świętokrzyskie – 691
- Podlasie – 689
- Opole Province – 484
Respirators and spare beds in hospitals – how many are left?
The head of the prime minister’s office, Michał Dworczyk, admitted in the “Graffiti” program that over 75 percent of Polish hospitals are currently occupied. covid beds and respirators. Currently, 35 are allocated to patients with confirmed coronavirus. 444 beds, of which 26 thousand. 511 is currently occupied by patients in hospitals all over Poland. This means that only 8 remain available. 933 beds. If today every third person diagnosed with coronavirus in the last XNUMX hours needed hospitalization, there would not be enough space for everyone.
This is the smallest number of beds available since the beginning of the epidemic in Poland. Before the third wave, the record was recorded on November 17, 2020, when 23 were occupied. 33 beds. Currently, this number is higher by 3. 478.
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Polish hospitals have a total of 3. 366 ventilators for patients with COVID-19. Currently, 2 thousand of them are seized. 537. This means that only 829 patients still have a chance of being ventilated if their state of health requires it. If today all new patients from the Lubelskie Voivodeship (which is only 12th on the list in terms of the number of new infections) needed respirators, there would not be enough of them in Poland.
For respirators, this is the worst result since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the peak of the second wave, on November 23, 2020, 2 thousand. 149 respirators, which is almost 400 less than March 23, 2021.
The Ministry of Health is constantly increasing the number of beds and respirators, but with the current pace of the epidemic in Poland, there is a risk that the health service will lose its efficiency.
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