Covid-19 patients occupying nearly half of hospital beds nationwide
Covid-19 patients have taken up 19,386 out of 40,524 available hospital beds nationwide, or 47.8 per cent, Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the governments Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Saturday.
“This data came from the Department of Medical Services as of midnight April 22,” he said. “Keep in mind that the occupancy rate may fluctuate on daily basis depending on the hospitals’ bed arrangement.”
According to the department’s data, the hospital beds are classified into six categories based on types of room, as follows:
- AIIR or Airborne Infection Isolation Room: 409 out of 704 beds were occupied, or 58.1 per cent
- Modified AIIR rooms: 1,009 out of 1,688 beds were occupied, or 59.8 per cent
- Isolated rooms: 5,857 out of 9,206 beds were occupied, or 63.6 per cent
- Cohort ward: 8,894 out of 22,435 beds were occupied, or 39.6 per cent
- Cohort ICU: 3,129 out of 6,333 beds were occupied, or 49.4 per cent
- Hospitel (hotels serving as hospitals): 88 out of 158 beds were occupied, or 55.7 per cent
“In Bangkok and surrounding areas, 11,075 beds were used by Covid-19 patients of the total 16,422 hospital beds available, or 67.4 per cent,” he added.
“Judging from current occupancy rate of ICU rooms, hospitals in metropolitan areas will be able to accept new ICU patients for another 10 days, while hospitals elsewhere will have capacity for 20 days."