COVID-19 management reviewed in Dharmapuri

Atul Anand, Commissioner of Economics and Statistics, deputed as the monitoring officer for COVID-19 containment and management, reviewed the initiatives taken by the district administration here on T

Atul Anand, Commissioner of Economics and Statistics, deputed as the monitoring officer for COVID-19 containment and management, reviewed the initiatives taken by the district administration here on Tuesday. The monitoring officer, participating in the meeting presided over by Collector S. Dhivyadarshini, sought out information on the availability of beds and critical medicines used in COVID care centres. He also sought information on any cases of black fungus in the district. There are 2,079 beds for COVID care in the district. This includes 1,030 beds at the Government Medical College Hospital in Dharmapuri. Of these, 411 beds are with oxygen support. According to the administration, an additional 200 beds will be set up on a war-footing within a week. Similarly, 45 doctors and nurses are proposed to be appointed to staff the mini-clinics, according to the administration release. In addition, 1,000 beds are under use for COVID care set up at the Jayam College, Government Engineering College, Chettikarai, and the Government ITI in Kadathur.