COVID-19 infections among Victorian healthcare workers rose by 60 since Wednesday forcing hospitals to turn to reserve staff to fill the gaps
There are now 201 patients in Victorian hospitals, including 40 in intensive care, four of whom are critically ill children.
Hundreds of healthcare workers have been deployed across hospitals including the Royal Melbourne and The Alfred, while others are assisting with community testing sites and contact tracing. Coronavirus fatalities were also beginning to take a toll on hospital staff, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Victoria secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said."The number of patients that are coming into hospital from those aged care facilities is very distressing and it is very demanding and many nurses are thinking when is the flow of patients going to end?"
"At the moment, we really have a lot of excess capacity to deal with the flood of patients. The real concern though is that cases seem to be still edging up."Credit:The Austin Hospital, in the city's north-east, has already opened up a new ward with eight more ICU beds this week.
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