Kolkata: Health experts on Saturday sounded a warning of the surge in Covid cases that would soon occur over the next few weeks after almost four months of relative peace when the Covid case in the state was under control.
The hospital has witnessed the increase in the number of positive Covid patients.
The silver layer, however, is the coverage of vaccination which many experts can act as a shield on a large surge that has placed the health system under severe pressure during the second wave.
“Because people have dropped all Covid responsible behavior during this celebration, we should not be surprised to see a further surge in the number of cases in the next few days.
But at the same time we tackle expectations on vaccination coverage to prevent a sharp surge As during the second wave, “said Ipgmer Hepatology Head Abhijit Chowdhury, also a mentor to Covid Care Network.
The organization has asked people to follow the corresponding behavior of Covid during the festival.
The number of fresh positive cases in Kolkata touched 200-mark for the first time in more than three months on October 13.
Even though the number dropped to 100s from the following day, the number of tests, also dropped dramatically.
The Yogiraj Ray’s infectious disease specialist said 15 to 20 days ahead was very important to be alert with trends.
“If we do not see a massive increase in the number of infections or people who need the acceptance of the ICU, it can mean the possibility of flock immunity developed along with the effectiveness of vaccination coverage.
That is why, to find out the real trends we need to maximize testing,” he said.
For more than a week, the daily test has floated around 25,000 a day.
While the lifespan of the test has slipped below 2% since July, there is a steady increase in the overall person who is currently above 2%.
Some individual laboratories get testing tests between 5% and 10%.
“Even a week ago, we will see 20 to 22 patients confessing.
But at this time we have a number that rises in the 30s, a sure surge but not large so far.
We hope vaccination will make a difference in terms of infection severity and then in Reducing hospital admissions and mortality unless the new strain appears, “said Hospital Principal Haluger Halder Hospital.
Most hospitals must open the Covid ward in addition to last year after the festival accommodates the increasing number of patients.
While the situation has not made a hospital that is worrying about storing tabs close.
“We had to open three wards after last year’s festival to accommodate around 90 patients at the same time.
At present, despite a slight increase in number, we have around 30 patients.
But the next week for up to 10 days will be very important to know the real impact of the crowd meeting.
We keep watches if we have to increase our capacity, “said CEO of Peerless Hospital Sudipta Mitra.