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Gurgaon: The number of active covid cases in Gurgaon has almost doubled over the last one week, as the district sees a surge in infections this month.
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Gurgaon: The number of active covid cases in Gurgaon has almost doubled over the last one week, as the district sees a surge in infections this month.
According to the daily health bulletin issued by the district health department, last Sunday (April 4) the number of active Covid-19 cases in the district stood at 2972.
By Sunday (April 11) this figure jumped to 5549.
It was the day Gurgaon recorded its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases.
Of the 5549 active cases in the district, the health bulletin reveals, 5165 are in home isolation.
However, with cases rising daily, the demand for hospital beds has seen an increase this month and beds are filling up fast, despite the Deputy Commissioner early this month directing hospitals to increase number of beds reserved for Covid-19 patients from 35 percent to 50 percent of “total bed capacity”.
Of the total number of oxygen beds reserved for Covid-19 patients in the district, 19 percent – 509 of 2650 – are currently occupied, up from 267 as of last Monday.
Between the 369 ICU beds and the 172 ventilator beds reserved, the more concerning availability currently is with regard to ICU beds, more than 40 percent of which – 151 of 369 – are occupied.