CM opens OP wing of Palakkad MCH
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Inpatient (IP) wing of general medicine also inaugurated
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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurating through videoconferencing the outpatient services of Government Medical College Hospital, Palakkad, on Thursday.
Inpatient (IP) wing of general medicine also inaugurated
The outpatient (OP) services of Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) here began functioning on Thursday. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the OP block through videoconferencing.
He also inaugurated the inpatient (IP) wing of general medicine.
The Chief Minister said that people of Palakkad would not have to seek treatment in other districts and outside the State once the medical college became fully functional.
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48% of health workers vaccinated
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Registration under way for immunisation of frontline COVID-19 workers
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Registration under way for immunisation of frontline COVID-19 workers
Around 48% of the registered health workers in the district have taken the first dose of the Covishield vaccine so far.
Till Tuesday, 31,878 people out of the registered 65,535 people had taken the shot at 397 centres, according to a release from the district administration. Of the total, 9,369 health workers in the government sector and 22,509 in the private sector have taken the vaccine. Tuesday saw the highest number of health workers vaccinated on a single day so far with 6,786 people taking it at 91 centres.
424 new cases in Ernakulam
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With testing falling to 3,442 samples tested on Monday, 424 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the district.
Thripunithura recorded 22 new cases, Aluva and Edathala 16 each, and Thuravoor 14.
A total of 908 people tested negative, while 10,581 people are being treated for the infection. As many as 8,721 people are recovering at home, 160 at FLTCs, 241 at SLTCs, 47 patients at the Government Medical College Hospital and 73 patients are at PVS Hospital. On Monday, 143 new admissions were made to hospitals and FLTCs.
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