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Private hospital group Mediclinic International says it is struggling with capacity constraints as SA experiences a second wave of coronavirus infections.
Patients seeking care at Mediclinic hospitals are outpacing previous numbers during the first peak, GM Gerrit de Villiers said in a statement. Many intensive care and intensive care units have reached their maximum capacity, the company said.
Mediclinic said coronavirus patients had risen from fewer than 100 admissions to more than 500 in a month at its facilities across the Western Cape.
“This dramatic increase in numbers in the Western Cape has put great pressure on available healthcare resources, including the staff, equipment and beds available to provide intensive treatment for seriously ill patients,” he said. Elective or non-emergency surgery has been canceled.
Mediclinic said it is increasing the beds available to Covid-19 patients and reallocating resources.
There were 10,939 new virus cases and 254 more deaths in South Africa on Saturday, according to the health department.
Bloomberg
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