Rise in active Covid cases in Begusarai

Rajiv Kumar / TNN / Updated: May 4, 2021, 07:46 IST

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With the daily Covid cases hovering around 600 during the last few days, the number of active cases in the district has maintained an upward trend. As per the local health department officials, the number of active cases in Begusarai stood at 5641 as on Sunday compared to 4675 on April 28. As per official figures, as many as 95 persons have lost their lives in the district so far due to the pandemic.

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BEGUSARAI: With the daily Covid cases hovering around 600 during the last few days, the number of active cases in the district has maintained an upward trend. As per the local health department officials, the number of active cases in Begusarai stood at 5641 as on Sunday compared to 4675 on April 28. As per official figures, as many as 95 persons have lost their lives in the district so far due to the pandemic.

However, officials claimed there is no dearth of medical oxygen in the district. According to Begusarai DM Arvind Kumar Verma, the district has not only the capability of meeting the requirements of Covid patients here but also helping some neighbouring districts to meet the supply of medical oxygen demand there.
Though all private hospitals designated to treat Covid patients are reported to be running out of beds, a large number of beds with oxygen facility are lying vacant in the Begusarai Sadar hospital and a few other institutional Covid dedicated hospitals, officials claim.
As per information provided by the local health department, there are altogether 447 oxygen-equipped beds in various private and government hospitals in the district. However, only 15 patients were admitted against the total capacity of 50 oxygen-equipped at the Sadar hospital as on Sunday.

Similarly, only 29 patients were admitted at the R S D Engineering College dedicated Covid hospital against the total capacity of 50 oxygen-equipped beds.
Union minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated a new intensive care unit (ICU) at the Sadar hospital with ventilator facility a few days ago.
District immunization officer Dr Gopal Mishra on Monday said Covid vaccination programme for people over 45 years of age has been smooth in the district and so far over 2.58 lakh people have got the first dose of the vaccine. He said the vaccination programme is currently going on at 40 centres and the district faces no shortage of vaccines. “Begusarai currently stands at fifth position in the overall list of districts carrying out vaccination programme across the state,” he said.

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