Covid-19: 20+ days hospitalization in Gujarat cut to half in 3 months

AHMEDABAD: The share of Covid-19 patients spending more than 20 days in hospitals has got reduced to 2% out of active patients – which accounts for 289 cases as on October 17 in Gujarat. The share was more than 4% at 461 three months ago on July 17.
The data by the state health & family welfare department revealed that out of 14,587 active cases on October 17, 80% or 11,670 were in the hospital for less than 10 days, whereas additional 2,042 were for 10 to 14 days – in all, 94% of the patients spent less than a fortnight.
“The share (of patients spending a fortnight) was more than double three months ago,” said Dr Kartikeya Parmar, coordinator for Covid-19 hospital at Civil Hospital.
Days of hospitalization reduced
Dr Kartikeya Parmar, coordinator for Covid-19 hospital at Civil Hospital, said, “Days of hospitalization have surely got cut. Primary factors responsible could be less severity of cases and better treatment protocol.” Dr Bharat Gadhvi, president of Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (AHNA), said that an earlier study carried out by them had shown average hospital stay of eight days in city-based private hospitals in August.
“The figure has come down as we see patients even getting discharged in five days. Better understanding of treating Covid-19 and availability of repurposed drugs has helped cope better,” he said, adding initially 14 days of hospitalization was common for majority patients.