Table 2. Number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds needed per day in relation to the daily number of new COVID-19 cases, the proportion of patients requiring intensive care, and the length of ICU stay.
| Daily number of new cases | Need for intensive care (%) | Length of ICU stay | ICU beds needed per day | Proportion of overall ICU bed capacity in Germany (%) | Length of ICU stay | ICU beds needed per day | Proportion of overall ICU bed capacity in Germany (%) | ||
| 4133 | 3 | 14 days | 1736 | 6 | 20 days | 2480 | 8 | ||
| 8000 | 3360 | 11 | 4800 | 16 | |||||
| 12 000 | 5040 | 17 | 7200 | 24 | |||||
| 16 000 | 6720 | 22 | 9600 | 32 | |||||
| 20 000 | 8400 | 28 | 12 000 | 40 | |||||
| 40 000 | 16 800 | 56 | 24 000 | 80 | |||||
| 4133 | 4 | 14 days | 2314 | 8 | 20 days | 3306 | 11 | ||
| 8000 | 4480 | 15 | 6400 | 21 | |||||
| 12 000 | 6720 | 22 | 9600 | 32 | |||||
| 16 000 | 8960 | 30 | 12 800 | 43 | |||||
| 20 000 | 11 200 | 37 | 16 000 | 53 | |||||
| 40 000 | 22 400 | 75 | 32 000 | 107 | |||||
| 4133 | 5 | 14 days | 2893 | 10 | 20 days | 4133 | 14 | ||
| 8000 | 5600 | 19 | 8000 | 27 | |||||
| 12 000 | 8400 | 28 | 12 000 | 40 | |||||
| 16 000 | 11 200 | 37 | 16 000 | 53 | |||||
| 20 000 | 14 000 | 47 | 20 000 | 67 | |||||
| 40 000 | 28 000 | 93 | 40 000 | 133 | |||||
| 4133 | 6 | 14 days | 3472 | 12 | 20 days | 4960 | 17 | ||
| 8000 | 6720 | 22 | 9600 | 32 | |||||
| 12 000 | 10 080 | 34 | 14 400 | 48 | |||||
| 16 000 | 13 440 | 45 | 19 200 | 64 | |||||
| 20 000 | 16 800 | 56 | 24 000 | 80 | |||||
| 40 000 | 33 600 | 112 | 48 000 | 160 | |||||
| 4133 | 7 | 14 days | 4050 | 13 | 20 days | 5786 | 19 | ||
| 8000 | 7840 | 26 | 11 200 | 37 | |||||
| 12 000 | 11 760 | 39 | 16 800 | 56 | |||||
| 16 000 | 15 680 | 52 | 22 400 | 75 | |||||
| 20 000 | 19 600 | 65 | 28 000 | 93 | |||||
| 40 000 | 39 200 | 131 | 56 000 | 187 | |||||
| 4133 | 8 | 14 days | 4629 | 15 | 20 days | 6613 | 22 | ||
| 8000 | 8960 | 30 | 12 800 | 43 | |||||
| 12 000 | 13 440 | 45 | 19 200 | 64 | |||||
| 16 000 | 17 920 | 60 | 25 600 | 85 | |||||
| 20 000 | 22 400 | 75 | 32 000 | 107 | |||||
| 40 000 | 44 800 | 149 | 64 000 | 213 | |||||
| 4133 | 9 | 14 days | 5208 | 17 | 20 days | 7439 | 25 | ||
| 8000 | 10 080 | 34 | 14 400 | 48 | |||||
| 12 000 | 15 120 | 50 | 21 600 | 72 | |||||
| 16 000 | 20 160 | 67 | 28 800 | 96 | |||||
| 20 000 | 25 200 | 84 | 36 000 | 120 | |||||
| 40 000 | 50 400 | 168 | 72 000 | 240 | |||||
| 4133 | 10 | 14 days | 5786 | 19 | 20 days | 8266 | 28 | ||
| 8000 | 11 200 | 37 | 16 000 | 53 | |||||
| 12 000 | 16 800 | 56 | 24 000 | 80 | |||||
| 16 000 | 22 400 | 75 | 32 000 | 107 | |||||
| 20 000 | 28 000 | 93 | 40 000 | 133 | |||||
| 40 000 | 56 000 | 187 | 80 000 | 267 |
* Newly reported COVID-19 case as of 10 April 2020: n=4.133; all calculations assume that the daily number of newly reported cases remains constant over time; the total ICU bed capacity in Germany is assumed to be n=30 005 beds.