In the "red zones" of the Republican Multidisciplinary Medical Center of South Ossetia, as of the morning of January 17, 69 patients with COVID-19 are being treated. This was reported to "Res" by the chief infectious disease specialist of the Republic, Eleonora Dzhioeva.
“Currently, there are 26 people in the infectious diseases building, 43 in the building of the children's hospital. Of these, 6 (on the eve of 5) are in the intensive care unit,” the doctor said.
Over the past day, three more patients with coronavirus were admitted to the "red zone" of the hospital.
As noted by Dzhioeva, the admission and triage department of the RMMC received 16 patients on Saturday.
"23 people were tested in the admission and sorting department," said the chief infectious disease specialist. In addition, mobile teams examined three patients at home.