COVID-19: bed occupancy low in districts
The Hindu
More than 2,700 beds available for patients in Erode
More than 2,700 beds are available for COVID-19 patients in hospitals in Erode district as on Wednesday.
Health Department officials said that of the total 1,564 oxygen-supported beds, 39 were occupied and 1,525 were vacant. Likewise, of the total 835 non oxygen-supported beds, 90 were occupied and 745 were vacant. Of the total 441 ICU beds that were earmarked for treating COVID-19 patients, seven beds were occupied and 434 beds vacant. Thus, a total of 2,704 beds remain vacant in the hospitals in the district. All the 725 beds in the Covid Care Centres (CCC) are vacant, they said.
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