Due to the consistent decrease in the number of patients, one of the two corona wards in Assuta Ashdod was closed during the weekend. At present, 17 corona patients are hospitalized at the hospital, two of them in critical condition. Meanwhile, the number of active patients in the city continues to decline and with it the city’s traffic light rating. Dr. Erez Barenbaum, CEO of Assuta Ashdod: “The current wave is fading, but the gaps in the health system remain unanswered”
In the good news this morning from Assuta Ashdod with the announcement of the closure during the weekend of one of the two corona wards at the hospital in light of the consistent decrease in the number of hospitalized. The hospital currently has 17 corona patients hospitalized, two of them in critical condition, 5 in critical condition and 10 in mild condition.
“The current wave is fading, but the gaps in the health system remain unanswered,” said Dr. Erez Barenbaum, the hospital’s director general. Next, with a shortage of skilled staff and intensive care beds. “
According to Dr. Barenboim, “The captains of the state have a duty to turn the crisis of the last two years into an opportunity. Otherwise it will be a cry for generations. “
Meanwhile, the number of active patients in Ashdod continues on a declining trend and currently stands at 1,566, with 110 new patients added in the last day. According to the data, 38 are hospitalized, the rest are hospitalized at home. The death toll from the onset of the epidemic among the city’s residents stands at 334.
Also, the number of isolated in the city stands at 589, and the traffic light score of Ashdod is 7.7. The percentage of positive tests is about 19.23%.