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Covid-19: ICU Bed Occupancy Over 90% in Rio’s Public and Private Hospitals

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio de Janeiro's N ational Health System (SUS) hospitals reached over 94% occupancy of intensive care unit (ICU) beds with patients infected by Covid-19 on Friday morning. The network includes municipal, state and federal facilities.

In the private sector, over 90% of beds are currently filled.

The waiting list for a Covid-19 bed in the state of Rio de Janeiro included, by Friday morning, 276 people infected with the novel coronavirus or suspected of having the disease. Among them, 123 were in a severe health condition and needed an ICU bed.

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