Covid: Ecdc, in 1/3 of the countries hospitalizations and patients in intensive care are increasing

In about a third of the countries of the European Union there is an increase in hospitalizations or in intensive care units due to Covid-19.

This was reported by the European Center for Diseases (Ecdc) in its latest update.

Although case rates are stable or declining in many countries, epidemic numbers remain high.

Which means that the infections are still widespread.

It is possible that in the coming weeks, the ECDC concludes, there will be an increase in hospital admissions, intensive care and mortality where now there is an increase in the notification of positive cases.

According to the latest data published by the ECDC, 13 European countries reported an increase in cases in the week between 15 and 21 February.

In particular, growth was observed in the elderly in 4 countries, while 3 reported an increase in hospital admissions and intensive care, and a further three reported an increase in the death rate.

The general average notification rate, based on data collected from the 30 EU countries and the European Economic Area, reached 283 per 100,000 inhabitants, marking a decline that has lasted for 5 weeks.

Regarding hospitalizations and intensive care, data from 23 countries collected in the last week show a new hospitalization rate of 9.1 patients per 100,000 population, and 2.6 admissions to intensive care in 14 countries.

The occupancy rate of hospital and intensive care beds is high, at least 25%, or has increased in 26 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary , Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Holland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden).

Mortality increased in the Czech Republic, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, while it is stable or decreasing in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta , Holland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.