Coimbatore: District recorded 3,886 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, even as 1,528 people recovered from infection.
However, the number of active cases jumped to 20,701 on that day, from 18,236 on Friday.
The district also recorded Covid’s death on Saturday.
The district administration, meanwhile, made efforts to improve health infrastructure to accommodate more infected people.
At least 200 beds, including 28 equipped with oxygen, added to ESI Hospital.
Minister of Electricity V Senthil Balaji has also inaugurated an oxygen generator with a capacity of 1,000 liters per minute at ESI Hospital.
He said among the infected, 1,388 was undergoing treatment in various hospitals.
“As a precaution, more beds added to the Covid ward in the hospital.
District administration and ESI Hospital have made arrangements for extra beds in 72 hours.” Minister said there might be more sidewalks, if people were found to violate the norms -Norma covid.
GS Sameran Collector said the number of people who needed less hospitalized in the district now.
“There are 16,528 beds for covid patients in private hospitals and governments in the district.
Only 13% of them are occupied now.
The infected ones recover quickly.
But we put the beds needed and other infrastructure.” He said there were 166 detention zones Micro in this district, where fever camps are carried out to identify infected previously and provide care.
SamePan said everyone had to take a vaccine to reduce the vaccine to mitigate the severity of viral infections.
“Vaccination camps are held in 750 places throughout the district, while vaccinations throughout the hours are being carried out in Coimbatore Medical College and hospitals and hospitals.” The collector said it was a must for wearing a face mask and maintained the social distance to capture the tirupur neighboring virus.
The fresh covid case was enlarged past 1,000 marks to 1.014 on Saturday.
With this, the number of active cases has increased to 5,330.
Tirupur also reported Covid’s deaths that day.