Two Salem hospitals lose permission to treat new COVID patients after mismanaging oxygen
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Salem, with patients waiting for beds in Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital (GMKMCH) and in private hospitals
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The hospitals deviated from the standard operating procedures for COVID-19 patient management, said the health department (Image used for representational purposes only | AP) By Express News Service
SALEM: At a time when hundreds of patients are waiting to get beds with oxygen support, two private hospitals in Salem have come under the scanner. The Salem health department on Wednesday withdrew permission to the two hospitals for treating new COVID-19 patients after finding that they were not using medical oxygen judiciously.
Salem district on Friday reported 214 fresh COVID-19 cases, all indigenous, and three deaths.
According to officials, 110 cases were reported in Salem Corporation limits. As per bulletin, a man aged 56 and a woman aged 92 died at the Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, and a man aged 65 died at a private hospital.
As many as 171 employees of the Salem Railway Division were vaccinated at a special camp held at the railway hospital in coordination with the Salem Corporation.
Namakkal district reported 109 cases, all indigenous.
132 cases in Erode
Erode district reported 132 new cases, taking the district’s tally to 16,572. While 63 persons were discharged, 892 persons continue to be under treatment.