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Demand for oxygen beds up
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We see more positive patients with lung involvement: doctors
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Madurai
There has been a rise in demand for oxygen support for COVID-19 positive patients during the second wave as compared to last year. Data obtained from the health department shows that nearly 40% beds in government hospitals and 28% beds in private hospitals with oxygen support have been occupied as at 8 p.m. on April 26.
Doctors say that they could see more positive patients with lung involvement due to the coronavirus infections. This increases the requirement for oxygen support, they say.
Government Rajaji Hospital Dean J. Sangumani said that there was sufficient quantum of oxygen available at the hospital. Last year, initially the hospital had an oxygen capacity of 6,000 litres. It was increased to 20,000 litres last year. Currently, the hospital has the capacity to store up to 26,000 litres of oxygen, he said.
Beds filling up fast at private hospitals
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The day-to-day rise in fresh coronavirus infection in the district has resulted in beds filling up fast in major private hospitals, and a significant number of patients required oxygen support.
Data obtained from the Public Health department shows that at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) – the hospital with the highest number of beds for COVID-19 patients in the district – nearly 56% of the 1,561 beds are filled.
In the six COVID-19 Health Centres in the district, nearly 36.20% of the beds are filled. These centres include Tirumangalam, Melur, Vadipatti, Peraiyur and Tirupparankundram Government Hospitals and the Railway Hospital.