Gyeonggi Province Deploys Emergency Medical Personnel to 3 Crisis Facilities Facing Bed Shortage

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province has deployed 39 emergency medical personnel as a priority to three crisis facilities where COVID-19 confirmed patients are undergoing cohort isolation at care facilities without being assigned beds.

Lim Seung-gwan, head of Gyeonggi Province's COVID-19 Emergency Response Task Force, held a regular press conference on the 24th and announced the status of major crisis facilities such as care facilities undergoing cohort isolation (cohorting) and emergency medical personnel deployment measures.

As of 22:00 on the 23rd, there are 6 facilities in Gyeonggi Province where patients awaiting bed assignment are undergoing cohort isolation, with 381 people in isolation, including 253 positive cases and 128 negative cases. Among the positive cases, there are 24 deaths, 81 hospital transfers, 44 transfers to community treatment centers, and 104 awaiting assignment.

Gyeonggi Province and the Central Disease Control Headquarters deployed emergency medical personnel to three facilities: Bucheon Hyoplus Long-term Care Hospital, Goyang Misoachim Long-term Care Hospital, and Ansan Light Long-term Care Hospital.

Bucheon Hyoplus Long-term Care Hospital has 150 people under isolation as of 22:00 on the 23rd, with 133 confirmed cases. Among the confirmed cases, there are 21 deaths, 33 hospital transfers, 16 transfers to community treatment centers, and 63 awaiting assignment. There are 19 dispatched personnel at the facility.

Goyang Misoachim Long-term Care Hospital has 119 people in isolation as of 22:00 on the 23rd, with 47 confirmed cases. Among the confirmed cases, there are 3 deaths, 8 hospital transfers, 7 transfers to community treatment centers, and 29 awaiting assignment. There are 10 dispatched personnel at the facility.

Ansan Light Long-term Care Hospital has 16 people under isolation as of 22:00 on the 23rd, with 8 confirmed cases. Among the confirmed cases, there are no deaths or transfers, and 8 are awaiting assignment. There are 10 dispatched personnel at the facility.

Gyeonggi Province previously deployed 20 firefighters from the Fire Department on the 23rd, with 10 each sent urgently to Goyang Misoachim Long-term Care Hospital and Ansan Light Long-term Care Hospital.

Head Lim said, "The Central Disease Control Headquarters, Gyeonggi Province, and the Fire Department will work closely together to do our best to swiftly promote medical support for confirmed patients in facilities and hospital transfers."

As of 24:00 on the 24th, confirmed cases in Gyeonggi Province increased by 285 from the previous day to a total of 12,744 cases, with confirmed cases occurring in 28 cities and counties across the province.

General patient treatment beds are secured with 740 beds for confirmed patient treatment at a total of 10 hospitals, and the current bed occupancy rate is 85.9% at 636 beds. Severe patient treatment beds have 58 out of 59 secured beds in the province in use, with a current occupancy rate of 98.3%.

Seven community treatment centers from Gyeonggi Province No. 3 to No. 10 have 1,604 people admitted as of 18:00 on the 23rd, showing an occupancy rate of 63.0%, with remaining accommodation capacity of 1,137 people.

As of 22:00 on the 23rd, the cumulative number of people monitored by Gyeonggi Province's Home Care System Operations Team is 6,446 people. Among them, the cumulative number of people transferred to hospitals is 424 people.