Baleswar district is gearing up to combat the surging of cases of Covid-19 during the second wave.
Reports said the case load is much higher than the previous corresponding month during the first wave. Besides, while the number of admitted patients was two a week ago, now it stands at 46.
Among the active 857 Covid positive cases, 702 are under home isolation and the rest people are undergoing treatment in the District Headquarters Hospital.
Till now while one Covid care centre (CCC) at Suteibadagaon has been set up, 17 patients have been lodged in it. Another CCC at the CIPET will be set up soon.
Currently, in the DHH, there are100 beds for Covid patients, while preparation is on to set up another designated hospital for Covid patients at Jyothi Hospital.
Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Dulalsen Jagdeo said that out of 100 beds while 17 have ventilator provision, three others are equipped with HDU and rest 80 beds are with oxygen connection. Further since the district has an oxygen filling station, there won’t be any dearth of oxygen, he informed.