Patna: Over 500 Doctors And Health Workers Of Two Leading Hospitals Infected In The Second Wave
The state has a total of 3,54,281 Covid cases while the tally of fatalities is 1897 since the outbreak of the virus last year. AP Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-22T10:00:28+05:30 Patna: Over 500 Doctors And Health Workers Of Two Leading Hospitals Infected In The Second Wave outlookindia.com 2021-04-22T10:18:16+05:30
During the ongoing second wave, above 500 doctors and health workers of the two leading hospitals in Patna-AIIMS and Patna Medical College and Hospital- have been infected by the virus, sources in the two hospitals said on Wednesday.
He said the list includes 70 doctors and over 55 nurses and other health workers.
AIIMS and PMCH along with another state-run medical establishment, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, are catering to a large number of COVID patients in the state capital.
The PMCH superintendent said that the hospital authorities have arranged separate isolation spaces for its infected employees.
PMCH, the century-old premier hospital of Bihar, has a facility of around 105 beds for COVID patients barring its staff and all are occupied at present, Thakur said.
AIIMS Patna has expanded its bed capacity to 250 and all the beds are occupied.
The PMCH superintendent said that due to the infection of many staffers, the hospital is facing a manpower shortage.
Patna AIIMS and Patna Medical College and Hospital are catering to COVID-19 patients (Representational)
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More than 500 doctors and health workers of the two leading hospitals in Patna - AIIMS and Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) - have been infected with COVID-19 during the ongoing second wave, sources said.
Altogether, 384 employees of AIIMS Patna, including doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, have been infected during the second wave so far, its Medical Superintendent CM Singh told news agency Press Trust of India.
Patna Medical College and Hospital Superintendent Dr Indu Sekhar Thakur said more than 125 of its employees have tested positive so far.
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Last Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 10:24 PM IST
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Altogether 384 employees of AIIMS Patna, including doctors, nurses, safai karamchari and others have come under impact of the virus in course of the dangerous second wave so far, its Medical Superintendent C M Singh told.
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AIIMS Patna has expanded its bed capacity to 250 seeing arrival of more and more coronavirus affected patients and all the beds are full.
Above 500 doctors and health workers of the two leading hospitals in Patna-AIIMS and Patna Medical College and Hospital- have been infected by the virus during ongoing second wave, sources in the two hospitals said on Wednesday.