HYDERABAD: With Covid-19 cases on the rise, the utilisation of
oxygen beds for Covid-19 patients has gone up to 24 percent compared to 18 percent, at the beginning of this month.
While this is indicative of an increase of hospitalisation of serious cases, experts say that this spike is likely to continue up to December.
The continuous upswing is being attributed to increased inter-district travel, once the unlock came into force.
Siddipet, Khammam, Nalgonda, and
Warangal Urban have been recording the number of cases for over a month. Of late, Mulugu, Vikarabad and Jayashankar Bhupalapally are experiencing a surge. “With the virus reaching more and more villages, the spread will continue till December. After reaching its peak, the number of cases will decline,” said a senior health official, adding that people are travelling a lot between districts for agricultural and medical purposes.
However, even as instances of hospitalisation are on the rise, particularly due to the late detection of cases, the recovery is found to be good among the rural population. “While most villagers are still susceptible, the semi-urban and urban population is getting affected due to the high population density. The recovery is best in the majority of these cases as most are asymptomatic cases,” said Dr Kiran Madala, in charge head of the department of critical care at the Nizamabad Medical College.