The Sao Jose facility was just inaugurated, on May 4, and already 90% of its 128 beds are occupied.
secretary for the city of Duque de Caxias, told The Associated Press in the hospital's parking lot.
Four ambulances soon pulled up simultaneously at the hospital. A fifth had arrived 20 minutes earlier. All transported COVID-19 patients and were making a dash for the facility’s precious few remaining beds. In Rio de Janeiro state, which has the second highest number of deaths in Brazil, most hospitals accepting COVID-19 patients have run out of intensive care beds. According to the state’ssecretary, as of Thursday, 369 people thought to have the virus were waiting to be transferred to an ICU.
More than 15,000 Brazilians have died from the disease so far, though many experts say the figure is probably significantly higher, with cases missed because of insufficient testing. In recent days, more than 800 people have been added to the death toll every 24 hours and the crisis’ peak has yet to hit Latin America’s largest nation, the experts say.
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