Bhubaneswar: Projections of more than 19,000 cases a day during peak Covid third wave is possible in Odisha is the worst case scenario to prepare the infrastructure and manpower, health authorities said on Thursday.
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra said while various models have estimated the different possibilities, the government has prepared such that the system is not overwhelmed even in the worst case.
“We were somewhat prepared on the basis of the formula of the Ministry of Health (1.5 times the patient load of the second wave) to assess the needs in the worst-case scenario.
These numbers are used to prepare our capacity for testing, beds, oxygen and drugs,” says Mohapatra , The state has to prepare for a situation when the case on peak days can pass approximately 19,000 and 23,000 patients may require ICU support during the third wave.
The Department of Health has asked the district administration for the project infrastructure projects amounting to 1.5 times of what is needed during the peak of the Second Wave, in December with a special focus on children.
About 30 pediatric unit with a total of 1,200 beds, 740 beds ICU, more than 8,000 beds in treatment centers Covid (245 community health centers each and 551 primary health centers respectively) and 28 hospital field with 1,400 beds (respectively 50) is planned to be added.
With large-scale preparations, the government hopes to reduce its reliance on private infrastructure, which had been hired in the first two waves.
“Fashion combination will continue.
Recruitment personally can reduce if the load is less, but will not be eliminated.
In the case of high patient load, we will hire a private facility,” said Health Administrator.
“The central government has advised us to be ready with five beds per 100 infections.
But we’re setting up 15 beds per 100 infections,” he said.
849 others tested positive virus on Thursday.
The government has confirmed 66 deaths again.
Odisha: ’19, 000 / day Projection Peak Wave 3 is for the worst scenario ‘
