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. 2022 Mar 22;9(5):945–965. doi: 10.1007/s40745-022-00378-9

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Fig. 3 — a Histogram of the number of patients serviced versus the top five used hospital services for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. Ward medicine is the most used hospital service for both types of patients. The demand for PPE kits and doctor consultancy is much higher for COVID-19 patients than for non-COVID-19 patients. The demand for hospital beds also increased during COVID-19. b Histogram of the frequency of usage versus medical service used by COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. During the early months of COVID-19, the need for ventilators, medical oxygen, and Bipap had increased. c Histogram of the number of patients tested versus the top five most used tests. The demand for all tests has increased for COVID-19 patients. CBC tests were required by a larger number of COVID-19 patients as compared to non-COVID-19 patients