Pneumonia patients in Gergebil left without COVID-19 tests

In the Gergebil District of Dagestan, the total number of patients with coronavirus and community-acquired pneumonia made 407 persons, but not all pneumonia patients have undergone a laboratory study on COVID-19, a district hospital employee has stated.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on April 30, local residents reported that hospitals in the Gergebil District were overcrowded; 12 people died within a few days; and there were no drugs and artificial lung ventilation (ALV) machines in hospitals.

Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of patients with coronavirus infection and community-acquired pneumonia in the Gergebil District of Dagestan has reached 407 people; 68 of them are being treated in hospitals; and 20 people are treated at home, a source from the district hospital told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The total number of deaths from community-acquired pneumonia and coronavirus in the Gergebil District since the epidemic start made 25 people.

Those with community-acquired pneumonia were tested for coronavirus, but not everyone was able to undergo a laboratory test. Laboratories failed to cope with many analyzes coming from districts, due to the large number of patients and the overall workload on laboratories, the hospital explained.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 28, 2020 at 07:26 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.