GAYA: With more than two dozen deaths in the last week and 220 positive cases in a single day, Gaya covid scene appeared grim. The first positive case was recorded in the district on March31 and between 31 March and July 17, 586 cases have been added.
But suddenly on July 18, 220 new positive cases were added taking the number to 807. Gaya civil surgeon Dr BK Singh confirmed 220 positive reports on Saturday evening. For the more statistically inclined more than 25% of the positive cases were added on a single day. The maximum number of deaths were reported on July 14, the day when six persons died in the covid-designated Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College Hospital (ANMMCH). Another five died on Saturday.
ANMMCH superintendent said that all the deaths that took place in the hospital were not covid positive deaths. The figures included non-covid deaths as well. Asked about the exact number of covid and non-covid deaths, the superintendent said that he needed time to sift records.
There is absolute lack of transparency in the hospital’s functioning alleged activist Md Moosa whose brother Md Isa died on July 14. “Though the last rites were performed as per Covid protocol, till date the family has not been informed about the test result,” said Moosa, a former member of the hospital’s monitoring committee.
Conceding that complaints of lack of transparency have been received, district magistrate Abhishek Singh said that a control room has started functioning in the Covid special hospital and family members of the admitted patients would be updated with the health condition of their near and dear ones twice a day. Inquiries can also be made from the control room about the health status of admitted patients.
The DM also said that complaints have also been received about some senior doctors shirking responsibility. It is obligatory on the part of senior doctors to personally monitor the health condition of admitted patients and make proper documentation. Instructions have also been issued for the proper maintenance of CCTV cameras installed in the hospital to ascertain facts.
The DM also said that RT PCR test in the ANMMCH has been suspended as nearly half-a-dozen paramedical staff of the microbiology department tested positive. The department’s head is already under home isolation after he tested positive.
Test facility is being expanded. As on date, test is being done at eight centres. By July 22, test facility will be available at all the PHCs in the district. “Earlier, 400 tests are being done per day, now the testing capacity has become 700 per day and in the next few days, it will be 1200 per day. Only symptomatic suspects are to be tested,” said Singh.
But suddenly on July 18, 220 new positive cases were added taking the number to 807. Gaya civil surgeon Dr BK Singh confirmed 220 positive reports on Saturday evening. For the more statistically inclined more than 25% of the positive cases were added on a single day. The maximum number of deaths were reported on July 14, the day when six persons died in the covid-designated Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College Hospital (ANMMCH). Another five died on Saturday.
ANMMCH superintendent said that all the deaths that took place in the hospital were not covid positive deaths. The figures included non-covid deaths as well. Asked about the exact number of covid and non-covid deaths, the superintendent said that he needed time to sift records.
There is absolute lack of transparency in the hospital’s functioning alleged activist Md Moosa whose brother Md Isa died on July 14. “Though the last rites were performed as per Covid protocol, till date the family has not been informed about the test result,” said Moosa, a former member of the hospital’s monitoring committee.
Conceding that complaints of lack of transparency have been received, district magistrate Abhishek Singh said that a control room has started functioning in the Covid special hospital and family members of the admitted patients would be updated with the health condition of their near and dear ones twice a day. Inquiries can also be made from the control room about the health status of admitted patients.
The DM also said that complaints have also been received about some senior doctors shirking responsibility. It is obligatory on the part of senior doctors to personally monitor the health condition of admitted patients and make proper documentation. Instructions have also been issued for the proper maintenance of CCTV cameras installed in the hospital to ascertain facts.
The DM also said that RT PCR test in the ANMMCH has been suspended as nearly half-a-dozen paramedical staff of the microbiology department tested positive. The department’s head is already under home isolation after he tested positive.
Test facility is being expanded. As on date, test is being done at eight centres. By July 22, test facility will be available at all the PHCs in the district. “Earlier, 400 tests are being done per day, now the testing capacity has become 700 per day and in the next few days, it will be 1200 per day. Only symptomatic suspects are to be tested,” said Singh.
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