On May 10, the number of patients on ICU beds was 5,403, a figure that dropped to 4,798 — over 11% — on May 22. But the thousands of seriously ill among them who continue to occupy ICU beds have emerged as a cause for concern. This, even as discharge figures were more than double the number of COVID-19 patients admitted on Sunday — 905 against 412. This also happens to be the lowest number of hospital admissions in the city since April 5 when 406 COVID-19 patients were admitted. Patients in ICUs this time are certainly taking more time to recover,” said Dr. Ashwin Mallya, consultant urologist and robotic surgeon, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, who handled numerous COVID patients this year.

Source: The Hindu May 24, 2021 18:13 UTC