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Authorities gearing up to handle more patients
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AAA Hospital beds earmarked for COVID-19 treatment are fast filling up at government tertiary care hospitals in the district as the number of cases reported is at an all-time high.
At the Tiruchi Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, of a total available 684 beds, only 135 were vacant as of Wednesday. Of the allotted beds, 60 are in the intensive-care unit, of which only five are vacant; 311 are oxygen beds, of which 99 are vacant; and 313 are non-oxygen beds, of which 31 are vacant. The MGMGH had only last week converted the nursing students’ hostel to admit COVID-19 patients, and the students were shifted to the hostels available at the K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College.
Central region records over 1000 cases
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The central region reported 1,216 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Six of the eight districts in the region reported more than 100 fresh cases, while two districts - Thanjavur and Tiruchi - reported over 300 fresh cases each. Three deaths were reported in the region - two in Thanjavur and one in Tiruchi.
Two men aged 38 and 55, both hailing from Thanjavur with no pre-existing ailments, succumbed to the viral infection. An 81-year-old woman with a history of diabetes also died of COVID-19 in Tiruchi.
Thanjavur district reported double the number of cases than on the previous days with 333 fresh cases. Tiruchi came a close second with 320 fresh cases.