Bengaluru: While the number of fresh Covid-19 cases in the state has hovered around 1,500-mark over the past few weeks – a big decline from the peak of the second wave in May when more than 40,000 cases are routinely reported – demand for liquid medical oxygen (LMO ) It remains approximately the same for the past seven days.
Alarming is that experts believe demand can continue to increase over the next few days.
On July 14, medical oxygen consumption in the country was established in 189 tons and fell to 108 tons on July 16.
From there, consumption increased – from 177 tons at 17 to 188 tons on July 20.
Intrigued, the increase in lmo consumption is not in accordance with the increase in fresh daily cases.
New cases indeed rose to 1.990 on July 14 – the highest in several times – but after that it remained stable giving or taking a dozen cases.
While oxygen production reaches a normal level of 830 tons a day mostly apply to industrial purposes.
Medical oxygen supply has been around 200 tons.
“Instead of saying there was an increase in LMO demand, I wanted to say that the request did not fall as fast as we expected,” said Munish Moudgil, Nodal Officer for LMO.
“For now, it has stagnated, and we may have to ask the manufacturer to increase supply if the request rises.” In the correlation with the increasing demand for LMO, the occupancy of oxygenated beds in hospitals has increased from 4,432 at 15 to 5,642 on July 20.
Karnataka has a total of 47,500 oxygenated beds throughout the state.
In Bengaluru, the number of cases of everyday has settled around 400-marks, albeit with a little fluctuations, but there is no significant increase in oxygenated bed residence.
Only 116 of 2,730 hdu beds were occupied at 5 pm on Thursday.
“The level of fresh Covid case does not decrease.
This reaches a level of stagnation, but we anticipate a considerable increase in the coming days considering the situation in Kerala and Maharashtra where infection increases,” said D Randeep, BBMP Commissioner specifically for health.
“Therefore, we expect an increase in LMO demand too, and settings are made to increase stock.” He said the BBMP had noticed the trend of increases, especially in zones such as East, Bommanahalli and Yelakekaka.
Experts say stagnation are part of natural phenomena.
They see the current trend as an intermediary phase between the two receding waves and the third wave is anticipated.
“After hitting the peak in mid-May during the second wave, the cases have now slumped and crashed into the base line,” said Dr.
Giridhar R Babu, epidemiology and members of the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
“It is expected to remain at this level until the next wave starts, what we expect to occur around in October.
The coverage of mining vaccination is the only solution to fight the third wave.
Strict obedience to the appropriate behavior of Covid will also greatly help reduce the impact.” K Sudhakar, the Minister of State Health linked stagnation in cases to raise locking limitations and violations of Covid norms in locations such as the market.
“The number of new cases in Karnataka and Bengaluru have more or less the same for the past few weeks,” he said.
“At present, we don’t see a drastic change in the number of cases and worrying it doesn’t go down.
It can also be due to the removal of restrictions and the fact that some people do not follow the appropriate behavior of Covid.
However, we are ready to overcome a surge in case.
Preparation for the third wave Also active at fast speed.
In the end, we all need to follow the protocol strictly – wear masks, keep clean hands and maintain social distance.
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