The number of patients with severe COVID-19 infections is apparently on the rise, as record shows that the occupancy rate of ICU beds at the dedicated hospitals has gone up by 14 percentage points from 45 percent in the last two months.

Five months ago, on July 12, the ICU bed occupancy rate was 56.14 percent, which dropped to 45 percent on October 12.

Out of 374 ICU beds, only 210 were occupied on July 12. By October 12, the number of ICU beds occupied increased to 564. The record shows that 254 ICU beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients on the day.

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