ICU doctors brace for ‘overwhelming’ surge

NSW modelling shows the number of patients needing critical care will hit 950 in November
Dr Nhi Nguyen.

Intensive care doctors are bracing themselves for a surge in COVID-19 cases, with new modelling for NSW showing the number of patients needing critical care will be â€œoverwhelming” by early November. 

Currently, 1071 coronavirus patients are in hospital in the state, of these 177 are in ICU with 67 on ventilators.