The gravity of the Covid-19 situation in the city becomes evident from the amount of oxygen required by patients admitted in hospitals. Around one-third of the use of oxygen for Covid-19 patients in the state are from Vadodara city and district.

Oxygen is a critical requirement for Covid-19 treatment as the oxygen saturation goes down in many patients. They have to be given oxygen to ensure that they survive. In the first wave, the city was staring at oxygen shortage that was averted by timely intervention.

To solve the issue in the biggest Covid-19 treatment facilities at the SSG Hospital and GMERS Hospital, liquid oxygen tanks were erected on a war footing.

Data reveals that 2,650 persons were on oxygen support across the state on Friday, included 1,240 in Vadodara. On March 1, the state had 588 Covid-19 patients in the state needing oxygen and this included 197 from Vadodara. Out of 1,658MT (metric tonne) oxygen used in the state this month till Friday, 489.6MT was used in Vadodara.

Sources said that the high requirement for oxygen could be due to higher hospitalisation in Vadodara. Large events held in the recent past, as well as polls, are believed to be major contributors apart from people lowering their guard in general.

Officer on special duty for Covid-19 Vinod Rao said that there was sufficient oxygen supply to cater to the needs of Covid-19 patients. “Lot of oxygen meant for industrial use has been diverted to hospitals. We have local vendors too, who are taking care of our needs,” said Rao.

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