COVID19 Hospital In Bhubaneswar Reopened Amid Rising Caseload

As COVID19 cases continue to mount, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday decided to reopen COVID19 hospitals to tackle the infection outbreak. As per the decision of the civic authorities, Aditya Ashwini  Covid-19 hospital was reopened to accommodate the growing number of patients. The 150-beded hospital with Intensive Care Units started functioning from Wednesday. On the other hand, capacity at other hospitals in the capital city is also being augmented to handled the increased caseload. The number of beds at the SUM Covid-19 Hospital has been increased from the existing 250 to 500. Moreover, a 60-bed Covid Care Center in Patia and another 45-bed center in Dumduma are being prepared. Meanwhile, the daily Covid-19 cases in the Smart City of Bhubaneswar breached the 300-mark on Wednesday with 307 persons testing positive for the virus in 24 hours. According to the data provided by the BMC, out of the total 307 new cases, a whopping 238 were local contact cases while 69 were detected from quarantine.

COVID19 Hospital In Bhubaneswar Reopened Amid Rising Caseload

COVID19 Hospital In Bhubaneswar Reopened Amid Rising Caseload

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As COVID19 cases continue to mount, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday decided to reopen COVID19 hospitals to tackle the infection outbreak. As per the decision of the civic authorities, Aditya Ashwini  Covid-19 hospital was reopened to accommodate the growing number of patients. The 150-beded hospital with Intensive Care Units started functioning from Wednesday.

On the other hand, capacity at other hospitals in the capital city is also being augmented to handled the increased caseload. The number of beds at the SUM Covid-19 Hospital has been increased from the existing 250 to 500. Moreover, a 60-bed Covid Care Center in Patia and another 45-bed center in Dumduma are being prepared.

Meanwhile, the daily Covid-19 cases in the Smart City of Bhubaneswar breached the 300-mark on Wednesday with 307 persons testing positive for the virus in 24 hours.

According to the data provided by the BMC, out of the total 307 new cases, a whopping 238 were local contact cases while 69 were detected from quarantine.

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