Oman hospitals see a surge in COVID-19 cases

Muscat: A number of hospitals in the Sultanate have exceeded the capacity allocated to COVID-19 patients in intensive care rooms, reaching 157 per cent in Sohar and Nizwa hospitals.

According to the Ministry of Health data until June 11, 2021, the number of inpatients in intensive care reached 338 with an occupancy rate of 99 per cent. Royal hospital reached 95 per cent of its capacity from a total of 66 ICU beds, Khawla hospital 92 per cent with 36 beds, SQU hospital reached 100 per cent with 11 beds for COVID-19 patients, Rustaq hospital 110 per cent, Nizwa Hospital 157 per cent with 21 ICU beds located for COVID-19 and 12 beds added.

Sohar hospital also reached 175 per cent of its capacity in ICU with 33 patients, Sur Hospital 106 per cent, Buraimi Hospital 80 per cent, Ibri hospital 133 per cent, Army Forces Hospital at Al Khoudh 79 per cent and Sultan Qaboos Hospital at Salalah 54 per cent.

Khasab hospital and Armed Forces Hospital in Salalah are the only two hospitals with zero COVID-19 cases in ICU.