Concern over how many young coronavirus patients are in ICU
One in four who have been admitted are under-40, says Sydney intensivist Dr Nhi Nguyen.
A doctor working on the front line of Sydney’s coronavirus hotspots says clinicians are becoming increasingly worried about the growing number of young people being admitted to ICU.
Nepean Hospital intensive care specialist Dr Nhi Nguyen says up to 25% of hospitalised COVID-19 patients are now under 40, and has pleaded with 16-39 year-olds to present for vaccination.
The hospital is in one of the local government areas of concern in the NSW outbreak, which on Monday saw 100 patients in ICU and almost 600 hospitalised.
“What has worried us over the last few weeks is the increasing number of patients who are admitted to intensive care, and they are younger,” Dr Nguyen told reporters at the NSW daily briefing on case numbers in the state.
