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As many as 132 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam on Sunday.The source of infection could not be determined in eight cases. No new cases were reported among health workers.Ten people t
Pandemic leads to improvement in health infrastructure
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Facilities, infection control practices in govt hospitals will help tackle future outbreaks
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Facilities, infection control practices in govt hospitals will help tackle future outbreaks
A year after the district began to first report cases of the COVID-19 infection among people who returned from other countries in March last year, infrastructural improvements and infection control measures are here to stay.
The Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) had, till recently, borne the brunt of the COVID patient load in the district, particularly in critical cases. But when the 300-bed hospital was stretched to capacity, facilities at other government health centres were gradually improved, till PVS Hospital, the Fort Kochi Taluk Hospital and now the Aluva District Hospital were turned into exclusive COVID-19 care centres.
1,000 recover in Ernakulam; 244 new cases
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Recoveries surpassed the number of new COVID-19 cases in Ernakulam on Wednesday, with 244 people testing positive and 1,000 testing negative. The source of infection could not be traced in seven cases. Two health workers and two police officers were infected. Sixteen people tested positive from Thrikkakara, 10 from Palarivattom, nine from Thripunithura, and seven from Koovappady. For testing, 6,372 samples were sent on Wednesday.
A total of 16,994 people remain in quarantine. The district’s active caseload stands at 5,621. Of the people recovering from the infection, 4,846 are at home, 34 patients are at the Government Medical College Hospital, 39 patients are at PVS Hospital, 13 are at the Fort Kochi Taluk Hospital, and 224 patients are recuperating at private hospitals. As many as 58 people are being monitored at FLTCs, while 86 people are at SLTCs.