Bhubaneswar

SUM & COVID Health Facilities In Bhubaneswar To Run In Full Strength

Bhubaneswar: Amid soaring COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government has allowed SUM dedicated COVID hospital (DCH) to run in full strength. Aditya Ashwini DCH has also been made operational.

Bhubaneswar has been witnessing a steady rise in new cases with around 190 people testing positive for the virus for two days in a row, pushing the active cases tally past 1200.

According to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) sources, the bed strength at SUM is 775 and among them, 522 are general and special beds, 125 ICU beds, 100 HDU beds, 12 NICU beds and 12 dialysis beds. Aditya Ashwini DCH has 150 beds.

In addition, there two COVID care centres at Patia and Dumduma here with a bed strength of 60 and 45 respectively. All health facilities, where beds were set aside last year for treatment of those infected, have also been asked to remain in readiness.

OB Bureau

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