56% infectious beds occupied across Kazakhstan
18:25, 4 August 2021
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Half of infectious beds are occupied at hospitals across Kazakhstan, a source at the in-patient care directorate said Wednesday, Kazinform correspondent reports.
Aima Sagyndykova, head of the in-patient care directorate, said at the Wednesday press briefing of the Central Communications Service that as of August 4 52,803 infectious beds stand ready across Kazakhstan. 56% of the beds has been occupied by COVID-19 patients.
According to her, the number of infectious beds has increased by 10,000 in the past month. There are 4,795 beds at infectious facilities of which 46% are occupied.
The biggest number of occupied beds are reported in the cities of Shymkent and Nur-Sultan as well as Kyzylorda and Kostanay regions.
Ms Sagyndykova added that in case of necessity extra 12,000 infectious beds are to be unveiled across the country.