Bengaluru: Covid-19 cases may be in a decrease in Bengaluru, but, in alarming sign, hospital receipts from infected patients have multiplied for the past few days.
Bengaluru reported 1,674 positive cases between 13 and 16 July but watched 127 hospital receipts during the period.
While the number of cases every day ranges from 400 and 462, the proportion of hospital admissions increases.
While Bengaluru reported 401 Covid-19 cases and saw 22 hospital admissions on July 13, there were 411 cases and 46 hospital admissions on July 16.
While Serosurvey and sequencing genome samples in Bengaluru were approved last week, the health department official said it must have been assigned much earlier to understand the pattern of deployment.
The source at the Ministry of Health said that the Technical Committee insisted on the sequencing of the genome while the second wave went berserk, but the decision about it was delayed.
Health experts say increased hospital admission may be small, but can also indicate what happens in the future.
Dr.
Anoop Amarnath, Geriatrician and members of the Covid-19 critical care support group, said the phenomenon was not limited to Bengaluru; Some districts in the state also witnessed a similar trend.
“We did see a small Spurt in the amount of hospitalization and this is also possible because of a marginal increase in the number of cases.
Also, there might be a contribution of Delta variants that need to be strengthened further with genome data,” said Dr Amarnath.
Dr Amarnath said the right Covid-19 behavior would be a key factor because the kuncian easing has caused an increase in Covid-19 cases.
“The severity of most cases is mild to moderate in terms of infection intensity,” he added.
Dr.
HM Prasanna, President, Private Hospital, and Nurse House Association (Phan), data confirmed from private hospitals showed an increase in the number of patients received.
And while data is being studied, they have not been able to ensure reason because the genome data is not available, he added.
Randeep D, Special Commissioner of the BBMP (Health), confirmed that there was a slight increase in the number of hospital admissions.
He told TII about 120 samples had been sent for genome sequencing and 60 of them were processed.
It was found that 90% of this sample carried a Delta variant.
“Two Delta Plus cases have also been reported from Bengaluru,” he said.
“We tried to analyze data in patients received at the hospital to find out whether they came from a certain age category, if they were vaccinated, whether it was a case of reinfection and other details,” he said.
He said BBMP health officials will meet Phana to discuss this issue and understand their perspective