Within 10 days, hospitals will treat 4,000 people with coronavirus

The growth of coronavirus patients in hospitals is worrying. This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Health, Boyko Penkov, and the hospital directors in a regular briefing on the spread of the infection on Thursday, when another day was marked with a significant increase in new infections, 2,760, almost 200 more than the previous day. 27.7 percent of the 9946 PCR tests were positive. 36 people died.

Penkov said that hospital patients increased by a third weekly, with 7% needing intensive care.

“There are currently more than 2,300 hospitalized. With this 10% increase in newly diagnosed cases, the number of hospitalized is expected to increase to 4,000 in the next 7 to 10 days. This means that no less than 220-250 will be in Units intensive care The capacity of hospitals is running out “said the director of “Pirogov” Prof. Asen Baltov. In early September, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov announced that in more than 350 cases a day, the health system was ready to open a total of 8,415 beds, of which 7,307 for conservative treatment of Covid-19 and 1,108 for respiratory resuscitation.

According to Baltov, emergency departments are exhausted and all hospitals must join the fight against the pandemic. He called on people to responsibly follow the measures introduced. The same call was made by the director of the “Alexandrovska Hospital” Boris Bogov.

Baltov said that the diffuse spread of the infection in most areas of the country will continue. Already 18 districts fall into the red zone with a morbidity of more than 120 per 100,000 people. Currently, Bulgaria ranks 21st in the EU and second in the Balkans in terms of Covid-19 morbidity and 10th in the EU and fourth in the Balkans in terms of mortality, Penkov said.

There is also a significant growth in deaths, which have increased by 50% per week.

Urgent and massive introduction of antigen tests.

The director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Professor Todor Kantardzhiev, announced that the use of rapid antigen tests for coronavirus should be introduced en masse and used in the emergency departments of hospitals, ambulances, schools, GPs, Business. and companies.

According to him, anyone who tests positive on these tests should be isolated. According to Kantardzhiev, one should think in the direction that their results do not need to be confirmed by PCR, because the system is overloaded and people have to be directly quarantined in case of a positive sample from the rapid test.

NHIF Free Trials Delayed

However, the National Health Insurance Fund and the Medical Union have not yet agreed on the details for issuing instructions for rapid tests, said Deputy Minister Jeni Nacheva.

These tests cost between BGN 20-30 and, with a referral, will be free. GPs want the option of issuing only electronic referrals so that there are no crowds in front of their offices and this will delay their introduction.

Quarantine with sms notification

At the same time, we are working on the notification by SMS of those infected with Cdesa-19 and their contacts. The idea is that in a few days all the laboratories where the tests are carried out will be able to enter the coronavirus information system in addition to the results and telephone numbers of the subjects.

People will receive an automated message if their test is positive to take action and isolate themselves quickly. This information will also be automatically sent to the RHI, where the inspectors will search for the contact persons and enter their numbers so they can also receive a notification.

The growth of the infected continues

Another day with a large increase in the number of infected was reported on Thursday, when 2,760 new infections were registered, almost 200 more than on Wednesday. This is 27.7 percent of the 9946 PCR tests performed.

Thus, the total number of confirmed cases of infection in our country is already 45,461, with active cases being 25,105, and those cured – 19,159.
36 people. Thus, the total number of victims of the infection reached 1,197.

2,316 patients are treated in hospitals, of which 162 are in intensive care units. The increase in the number of hospitalized per day is 99, and the number of people in serious condition, 17.
Most of the new cases of coronavirus infection were registered in Sofia – 1075, followed by Plovdiv with 206, Blagoevgrad – 160, Varna – 146, Ruse – 131, in Stara Zagora and Shumen are 100 each.