Ramgarh: After 660 active Covid-19 cases and 32 deaths, including four casualties in the last three days,
Ramgarh deputy commissioner Sandeep Singh on Thursday took a stock of the situation and said he will ensure that the district does not face any
crisis of beds to admit
Covid patients in cases of emergency.
Singh assured that Covid-designated hospitals still have vacant beds and efforts are on to increase them soon.
He said, "Currently, there is no shortage of beds in designated hospitals, which included Central Hospital of the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) in Ramgarh town, Tata Steel Hospital in West
Bokaro under Mandu block and sadar hospital in Ramgarh. The CCL hospital has 80 beds with six in ICU and 20 other beds with oxygen supply facility. It has been directed to add 40 more beds and ensure oxygen supply in all beds. The Tata Steel Hospital has 50 beds."
Of the total 660 active cases, 117 were detected in the last 24 hours and 16 patients are on oxygen support, the district health department said, adding that on average, 1,000 samples are collected daily.