200 more beds in Katihar for Covid patients: Dy CM

KATIHAR: Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad on Monday said four ventilators, which were lying idle at Katihar Sadar Hospital, have been made operational.
“Covid care health centres (CCHC) with oxygen support and ICU having at least 200 beds were also made functional at Katihar Sadar Hospital, Katihar Medical College and Hospital, railway hospital and Maharshi Menhi Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital,” he said here.
“Antigen test kits will be made available to the district by tomorrow and phase 3 vaccination process for people above 18 will commence in the district soon,” he said.
Prasad also gave credit to DM Udayan Mishra for strengthening the healthcare facilities in the district as well as making 200 beds functional for Covid patients in the town.
An agency at Katihar has been tagged with a firm at Bhagalpur for supply of oxygen, causing delay sometimes. When Prasad’s attention was drawn towards this, he instructed the Bhagalpur and Purnia DMs to provide all support to Katihar administration in this regard.
Barari MLA Vijay Kumar Singh urged the deputy CM to ensure uninterrupted and regular supply of Remdesivir to critically ill Covid patients.
District programme manager Manish Kumar said at least 264 patients recovered from Corona on Sunday.
“At least 64 Covid patients in the district are on oxygen support,” said Kumar, adding, “Around 8-10 patients had been referred to Madhepura so far.”