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Meanwhile, all possible screws are being turned to increase staff. About ten skilled workers have been brought in from the pension, in addition, one can help himself with extra hours, earlier parental leave and early start of work, it was said in the afternoon. Internships for nursing students are being expanded and employees from other areas of the hospital help where needed, for example, physical therapists in nursing. Non-urgent interventions have been postponed for a long time.
8.2 percent of the workforce Upper Austria Spitler’s downfall – as of Tuesday – due to illness. This includes many times more cases of coronavirus than in spring. Since quarantine cases are also increasing, contact persons separated from quarantine are also sent to key personnel.
The situation is also challenging when it comes to bed capacity: on Tuesday (as of 12 noon), 946 corona patients were in the normal wards of the Upper Austria Hospitals treated, a total of about 1,200 of the 7,500 hospital beds in the state are currently reserved for corona patients. Replacement rooms are being prepared for crown patients who are not seriously ill, but are not currently needed.
In intensive care units, 121 of the 150 beds for corona patients are currently occupied. Capacities can be increased in 50 intensive care and ventilation sites to a total of 200. That is in preparation and can be convened if necessary, the crisis team said.
18 more deaths in Upper Austria
Upper Austria reported 18 deaths related to Covid-19 on Tuesday. Among them are five late registrations whose death date is prior to November 15. Those affected were between 70 and 94 years old. The total number of deaths in the state rose to 346.
The number of new infections was 1,230 on Tuesday. This means that 13,637 people are currently infected (at 12pm), which is fewer active cases than Monday (14,206). Those who tested positive included 508 residents and 478 employees of 105 nursing homes. 640 infected students and 332 teachers from a total of 423 locations were reported from the school sector.
