With the second MLA of district declared corona positive district administration claims there is no shortage of ventilators and beds for treating corona positive patients here.
In the last two days over 350 positive patients have been found in the district.
Dhanbad MLA Raj Sinha was declared.positive after a test and he gave information to the common masses through a tweet late Sunday night.
Incidentally, Sinha had accompanied his Sindri colleague Indrajeet Mahto till Bokaro. Mahto was airlifted to Hyderabad for treatment of a lung infection three days ago from Bokaro.
Meanwhile, deputy commissioner US Singh claimed that there was no shortage of beds and ventilators in Dhanbad for covid patients.
According to Singh there are 56 ventilators and 367 beds with oxygen support facilities and 777 non- ICU beds in different hospitals at present .
The district administration also has granted permission for treatment of covid patients to twenty private hospitals and nursing homes, said Deputy commissioner.
In a statement Singh said, magiatrates have been deployed for real time monitoring availability of beds, admission of patients and treatment at each of the nursing homes and private hospitals .