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Mumbai running out of ICU beds, BMC data shows 99% beds in hospitals occupied

A total of 1,438 people tested positive for coronavirus in Mumbai on Thursday taking the total number of cases in the city to 35,273.

Mumbai running out of ICU beds, BMC data shows 99% beds in hospitals occupied

New Delhi: As the number of Covid-19 cases is rapidly surging in Mumbai, almost all intensive care unit (ICU) beds for the Covid-19 patients are occupied here, as per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) data.

Mumbai running out of ICU beds, BMC data shows 99% beds in hospitals occupied

As of May 27, of the 645 ICU beds, 99 per cent were occupied while a total of 65 per cent of the 4,292 beds with oxygen support were occupied. Seventy-two per cent of 373 ventilators were in use.

A total of 1,438 people tested positive for coronavirus in Mumbai on Thursday taking the total number of cases in the city to 35,273. The metropolitan city reported 38 deaths on the day due to the disease.

On the other hand, in last 24 hours, 116 more police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra and three personnel have died due to the virus.

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According to the Health Ministry, Maharashtra so far has recorded as many as 59546 of coronavirus. Out of the total, 18616 people have been cured/discharged and 1982 have died.