Bengaluru: Karnataka has reported the death of 370 Covid-19 so far in January, and official data showed 28, or nearly 8%, from these victims died at home, although hundreds of beds remained reserved at the hospital.
Data analysis of the State Health Department and family welfare such as on Wednesday (January 26) showed 22 of the 28 died at home, while six others were declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
Most of these victims come from northern Karnataka, with Bellagavi report six ‘at-home’ deaths, Bagalkot four, each of Kalaburagi, Haveri and Ballari.
While such deaths are rampant during the second wave, they gradually appear in the wave at this time too.
This causes concern among the medical officials and brotherhood.
In Bengaluru, four patients had died at home and five were taken dead.
“We plan to audit these cases,” said DR BALASUNDAR as, Chief Health Officer, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
The death of 22 ‘at-home’ in January has so far included two people in Tumaku who died during the second wave but was included in the recent bulletin after data was reconciled by information from the district.
However, a senior officer from the Ministry of Health and the Welfare of the Family, said: “In some cases, patients died of chronic diseases they had suffered for a long time, and were taken to hospital at the last minute.
Covid tests were carried out as a formal at the hospital Activities It is individually.
“According to government data, one victim of Covid-19 who died at home was a six-year-old girl from Bagalkot.
He died on January 20 and death was reflected in the Covid Bulletin country two days later.
“In this case, children suffer from respiratory problems,” said Dr.
Vijay R Kanti, district chapelons, Bagalkot.
“He was treated at a private hospital on January 13 and he was in a ventilator since then.
On January 20, parents wanted to shift him to the district hospital, and he died while transit.
This is actually not a case of death at home.” A member of the committee The Covid-19 Technical Advisor said, “All of these deaths need to be thoroughly audited to understand the root causes.” When contacted, D Randeep, the health commissioner, said death was being analyzed.
Can be recalled that the country lost 25,992 covid patients during the second wave, and 1,331 people in the first wave.
Unable to ignore DR CN Manjunath’s disease, a member of the Covid Country Clinical Expert Committee, said those who have heart and / or kidney problems should not ignore the treatment of follow-up or drugs prescribed at home.
“Infection during the third wave should not be taken just like that or dismissed as a cold,” said Dr.
Manjunath.
“Those who have comorbidity must take appropriate precautions if they are positive for covid when comorbidities themselves can become acute during viral infections.”
K’Taka: Not the scarcity of hospital beds, but death at home rises
