With a surge in the Daily Covid case, Kerala has seen a 15% increase in the occupancy of ICU beds and 20% increase occupancy of oxygen beds in a day.
When Koronavirus infection triggers a record of every day infection in the country, public health experts are afraid that the most vulnerable this time is a senior citizen and those who have comorbidities, are protected during the first and second wave.
“If the denominator is very large, even the light variant can cause serious problems.
Already, there are several indications for it.
Receipts and demand for hospitals for ICU and oxygen have increased in a day,” said Anish TS, professor of community treatment.
In Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
Meanwhile, the government secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram reported a major outbreak of the disease.
Six staff members, including political secretaries, have been positively tested at the CM office while restrictions have been enforced in the forest office, Devaswom and Minister of Health ‘after many private staff members are infected.
Nearly 80 employees have also tested positive.
Education Minister V Sivankutty has been tested positive for the second time and has been hospitalized.