Odisha to have 36 dedicated hospitals for COVID-19 patients soon

April 15, 2020 15:54

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Amid spurt in coronavirus cases, the Odisha government is set to have 36 dedicated hospitals soon for treatment of COVID-19 patients, an official said on Wednesday. These hospitals covering all the 30 districts of the state will have a combined bed capacity of 6,000, he said.

As of now, "20 exclusive Covid hospitals" have already been made operational in 18 districts in the state with a total bed strength of 3,420 and 197 ICU facilities as part of the government's preparedness to deal with the pandemic, he said. "We are taking concrete steps to make 16 more dedicated Covid hospitals in rest of the districts within the stipulated time frame. "The aim is to add 2,282 more beds and 38 ICU beds very soon to strengthen our preparedness to contain COVID-19," the senior official said.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has given direction for making functional all the proposed Covid hospitals in the state within a week, he said, adding that officials are working on a war footing to achieve the goal.

Among the upcoming dedicated Covid hospitals is a 110 -bedded facility being established at Jharsuguda. All the preparations in this regard are in full swing to ensure that the hospital is operational at the earliest, the official said. -- PTI

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