As the number of coronaivirus cases continue to surge rapidly in Maharashtra, almost all intensive care unit (ICU) beds for COVID-19 patients were occupied, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, news agency ANI reported.
The municipal and state-run hospitals accounted for 645 ICU beds while the number of patients requiring critical care is clearly five times over.
As of Wednesday, 99% of these ICU beds under BMC were already occupied. At least 65% of the total 4,292 beds with oxygen support were occupied by critical patients.
The city have already used 72% of the total 373 ventilators available for COVID-19 patients. Mumbai, India's financial hub, recorded over 35,000 coronavirus cases.