Kuwait City: As COVID-19 is witnessing a rise in COVID-19 case, the Al Jahra governorate is the hardest hit with COVID-19 patients at the Al Jahra hospital going up by around 40 per cent, Al Jarida reported.
The hospital has six wards designated for COVID-19 patients; of those, three wards are almost full of patients. Within the wards, there are 150 beds and an additional 40 beds in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
An official revealed to Al Qabas that the possible rise of new COVID-19 patients in the Al Jahra hospital is due to large gatherings, like weddings and parties. The source mentioned that earlier this week several people who attended the same event ended up being admitted to the hospital, three of whom were rushed to the ICU.
Spike in cases
In recent week, like almost the rest of the world, Kuwait is grappling with a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections.
Compared to the last two months, the number of ICU patients have increased drastically from around 5 per cent in December to about 15 per cent as of last week. The Jaber Al Ahmed Hospital, a new facility that has been operating as the main medical centre since the start of the pandemic, has also been seeing a large number of patients in recent days. The Director of the hospital, Dr. Nader Al Awadhi, pointed out in a press statement that the hospital is receiving on average 30 patients a day, a 100 per cent increase from last month when they it receive 10-15 patients a day.
A few days ago, Kuwait reached the grim milestone of 1,000 COVID-19 deaths.
