JAIPUR: Occupancy of beds in dedicated Covid hospitals has reduced to half in the last 13 days as active cases have been continuously dipping after hitting a record high on November 29 with 28,758. As of Saturday, there are just 16,821 active cases in the state.
The number of patients requiring oxygen therapy has also taken a dip. Occupancy of oxygen beds was 895 on November 29, which has gone down to 371.
Occupancy of beds on November 29, when active cases were at record high, was 2,080 in dedicated Covid hospitals in Jaipur. In the last 13 days, it has reduced to 1,043 beds. Even occupancy of beds in ICUs and beds with ventilator support has gone done significantly.
On November 29, the occupancy of ICU beds was 588, which is now 345, while patients on ventilators on November 29 was 224, which has reduced to 134.
“Over the last few days, the number of persons infected with Covid has been decreasing. This has helped in bringing down the number of active cases. The impact of all this is seen on the occupancy of beds as it has reduced significantly. But, people should continue taking all the precautions to contain the spread of the virus,” said a health department official.
The state’s Covid toll on Saturday touched 2,528 riding on 14 deaths while 1,307 new infections took the tally to 2,89,999.
Districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (280), Jodhpur (119), Kota (96), Rajsamand (75), Ajmer (65),
Bhilwara (65), Dungarpur (61), Alwar (55), Udaipur (51), Nagaur (41), Bharatpur (39),
Bundi (36), Chittorgarh (34), Pali (31), Dholpur (27), Tonk (25), Jalore (23), Baran (18), Jaisalmer (18), Bikaner (18), Churu (16), Karauli (15), Sikar (14), Sirohi (14), Sawai Madhopur (13), Sriganaganar (10),
Jhalawar (9), Pratapgarh (9), Barmer (9), Dausa (7), Jhunjhunu (6), Banswara (4) and
Hanumangarh (4).
Two persons each died in Jaipur taking its Covid deaths to 471 Jodhpur’s (267) and Sikar (89). Ajmer recorded its 207th death, Kota 157th, Pali 101st, Jalore 47th, Churu 37th, Baran 31st, Banswara 28th and Bundi 13th.