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Marginal increase in bed occupancy in Erode, Salem districts
The Hindu
With sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the past one week, occupancy of beds has also started to increase in the districts. Health Department officials said of the total 1,574 oxygen-supported beds i
With sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the past one week, occupancy of beds has also started to increase in the districts.
Health Department officials said of the total 1,574 oxygen-supported beds in Erode district, 114 were occupied as on Sunday morning. Likewise, of the total 849 non oxygen-supported beds, 135 were occupied. Of the total 437 ICU beds that were earmarked for treating COVID-19 patients, 10 beds were occupied. Thus, a total of 2,601 beds remained vacant in the hospitals in the district. A total of 20 beds in Covid-19 Care Centres (CCC) were occupied against the total 825 beds, they said.