So I had this number from the (reputable) news but I googled it and found e.g. the Ärzteblatt as a source: https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/128476/Intensivmedizi... (German)

TBH I would not be surprised if the actually don't know the exact numbers. But even if it's "only" 2594 it's still too many.

You could call it deliberate however if the working conditions for people under such heavy load are not improved.