The explosion of Covid-19 cases earlier this year, caused by the arrival of the Ômicron variant, has put many states under pressure on their health systems, especially in Intensive Care Units. Ceará, Goiás, Pernambuco and Espírito Santo present a level very close to 80% – in the case of the state of Pernambuco – and above this percentage in the other three states.
In addition to these four states, the Distrito Federal also presented critical indices. The occupancy rate of public ICU beds to treat the most serious patients affected by Covid-19 reached 91.11% this Wednesday (19). The data is from the InfoSaúde panel. In the public network, there are only 4 spots left to accommodate the infected.
The index had not reached this level since June last year, according to monitoring by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Faced with the increased demand for vacancies, the government announced a plan to mobilize beds structured in seven phases. Last week, 10 extra beds were opened, and the forecast was for another ten to start working this Wednesday.
The state of Goiás recorded on Tuesday (18) an occupancy rate of Covid-19 ICU beds of 82.58% and in the capital, 83.51%. The infirmary rate for Covid is 50.36% in the state and 86% in Goiânia. Another state that has bed occupancy at worrying levels is Ceará. According to the Ceará Health Department, the occupancy rate this Wednesday (19) is 83.33%.
According to the information panel of the Pernambuco Department of Planning and Management, the occupancy rate of ICU beds due to severe acute respiratory syndrome, an infection caused by the coronavirus, was 86% on Monday (17). The state of Pernambuco has 952 Covid ICU beds, but on Monday (17), five people (three adults and two children) were waiting in the queue for a vacancy.
Espírito Santo recorded the occupancy rate of ICU beds at 79.17% on Tuesday (18). Regarding the occupancy rate of beds in the ward, the occupancy rate is 69.87%. The total number of beds corresponds to 623 units, being 384 in the ICU and 239 in the ward. The total occupancy of beds is 75.60%.
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State with less pressure, but with an increase in cases
Other states and capitals have also seen their occupancy rates for Covid ICU beds increase as a result of the spread of the Ômicron variant and, although they are not at such high levels, health authorities are concerned.
The State of Rio de Janeiro had the territory classified under the so-called “yellow flag”, of low risk for Covid-19, according to the 64th edition of the Covid-19 Risk Map, released on Friday (14) by the Secretary of State. of health.
According to the secretariat, the positivity rates for Covid in RT-PCR tests in the period from January 4 to 11 increased by 38%, but deaths had a reduction of 28%. The agency also reported that all health regions had an ICU and ward occupancy rate of less than 40%. The sudden increase in positive results for Covid-19 was identified from the 26th of December, when the index went from 1.4% to more than 20% in the first days of January.
In São Paulo, data from the State Health Department show that the occupancy rate of Covid-19 beds in ICUs is 51.7% in the state and in wards, 56.3%. In the metropolitan region, the occupancy of Covid ICU beds is 58.4% and in the wards, 65.3%. Still in the Southeast, Minas Gerais has 24.26% of the 2,102 Covid ICU beds occupied.
In Amazonas, which a year ago was the scene of the biggest oxygen shortage crisis in the country, data from the Health Surveillance Foundation show that the occupancy rate of the Covid ICU is 36.4% and the General ICU, 83.1%. . The Covid clinical bed rate in the state is 69.6% and general clinical beds, 78.5%.
In the capital of Bahia, the percentage of beds occupied in adult ICUs is 64%, in pediatric ICUs, 60%. As for adult clinical beds, occupancy is 77% and pediatric beds 90%.
restrictive measures
To contain the advance of cases, the secretary of Tourism and Leisure of Pernambuco, Rodrigo Novaes, announced new rules of coexistence valid until January 31. Parties and gatherings will have a reduction in the limit of people allowed to enter: 1,000 people indoors and up to 3,000 people outdoors, including football stadiums.
