The hospitals also noted a decrease in nursing wards, where there are fewer sick patients. There are 898 patients infected with the corona virus, 7 fewer than on Wednesday. This number has fluctuated considerably over the past week.
The LCPS reports 150 new admissions to nursing wards, slightly more than the 133 from a day earlier. 11 new recordings were reported on ICs.
Although the infection rates have never been as high as in recent weeks, little of this is reflected in hospitals. Although the omicron variant of the coronavirus that is now circulating is much more contagious than the delta variant that was dominant before, it generally makes people less sick. The number of admissions is between 40 and 60 percent lower. According to preliminary studies, those who do have to be admitted run about half the risk of ending up in the ICU.
The LCPS and the cabinet do foresee that the number of admissions may increase. The LCPS figures also include people who test positive for the coronavirus, but were included in the first place for a different reason. They too must be cared for in isolation from others. The LCPS estimates that this concerns a small minority.