Bengaluru: With the Covid-19 daily incident steadily decreases, and remains below the 2,000-mark sign consistently over the past six days, the pressure on the health care system has dropped.
Oxygen consumption has fallen and in hospitals in all states, non-covid care returns to its track.
The Covid-19 case in Karnataka has peaked on May 5, across 50,000 for the first time in the second wave.
Of the 50,112 cases reported from all countries, 23,106 came from Bengaluru only.
On July 10, the country reported 1,978 new cases, and a daily surge remained below 2,000 since then.
On Friday, the country reported 1,806 cases.
At 1,222 covid-19 hospitals in the state, 6,399 patients were on oxygen support and 165 kiloliters of medical oxygen used on July 14.
Instead with consumption during covid peak in early May: the state requires more than 700 kl daily medical oxygen.
The decline in Covid-19 cases has brought great help to health staff.
HOSPS increases non-covid caredoctors says besides saving their pressure in handling disease uncertainty and its development in patients, they can now breathe freely, literally, without having to wear PPE suits for hours.
With reducing viral loading, private hospitals and the government oversteps non-covid treatments which are now limited to emergencies.
At the Medical College St John Hospital, in the past month, the number of covid patients who looked for beds has been drastically reduced compared to the surge seen in May, said the Head of Dr.
Sanjiv Lewin’s medical service.
At present, hospitals have 41 patients and 25% of them are in the ICU.
The hospital now has closed nine large wards dedicated to Covid.
“In the second wave, we have covid and non-covid services going on.
Even during its peak, we have 700 non-covid patients who seek consultation in the outpatient unit.
Now opd footsteps are not less than 1,200 a day,” said Lewin.
Some hospital doctors have also rested for a moment from work, including those who have traveled to the Himalayas, after the Covid case declined.
The head of the 100 beds in Bengaluru West told toi that it was a high demand for medical oxygen which made Covid management tough in the second wave.
At Victoria Hospital, while non-covid outpatient services began on July 15, reception tended to begin in a week.
Dr.
Kc Gurudev, the President of the Memorial Hospital, said that the number of Covid revenues has dropped dramatically.
Recent acceptance, he said, six members of the doctor’s family, while there was only one patient in the ICU.
“We don’t have reception at Covid ICU for the last 10 days.
There are 30 covid patients at our memorial hospital and a shared medical hospital,” he said.
Given more than 100 questions a day for ICU receipts a few months ago, Gurudev said those days were the most tense.
Hospitals currently have nearly 400 non-covid patients.
While the case declined, the doctor counted the pause.
Behind their minds, they admit, is afraid of potential third waves.
“The concern is that our medical hospital will become a Covid Hospital again and our non-covid medicoss care experience will suffer again,” said Dr.
Smitha S Segui from BMCRI.
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