Haryana records 12,885 Covid cases, 140 deaths
With this, the state has 1,04,722 active patients; as many as 13,293 more people have recovered
CHANDIGARH/KARNAL: About 54% of total 12,885 fresh Covid-19 cases in Haryana on Monday were detected in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonepat, Jhajjar, Rewari, Palwal and Nuh districts adjoining to Delhi.
On the other hand, the caseload of fresh cases in Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat and Jind was about 23% of the total cases, according to the health bulletin.
The state recorded 140 fatalities with the highest of 17 people succumbing to the virus in Hisar, 16 in Rohtak, 15 in Fatehabad, 11 each in Mahendergarh and Karnal, 10 each in Ambala and Gurugram, and nine each in Panipat and Kaithal.
As many as 13,293 people recovered and the number of active patients rose to 1,04,722.
Gurugram logged 3,037 fresh cases, Faridabad 1,805, Sonepat 1,185, Hisar 1,156, Ambala 379, Karnal 449, Panipat 652, Rohtak 411, Rewari 292, Panchkula 250, Kurukshetra 317, Yamunanagar 215, Sirsa 361, Mahendergarh 238, Bhiwani 467, Jhajjar 290, Palwal 127, Fatehabad 356, Kaithal 261, Jind 411, Nuh 193 and Charkhi Dadri 33.
Vij warns against overcharging Covid patients
Haryana health and home minister Anil Vij said that strict action will be taken against hospitals that are overcharging for facilities and other medical assistance from Covid patients in state.
Currently, 42 private hospitals in state are treating Covid patients and the government has fixed rates of isolation beds, and ICU beds with and without ventilators.
“Strict action will be taken if any hospital is found charging more than the fixed rates from Covid patients,” he said.
Vij added that a three-member committee has been constituted for distribution of tocilizumab injection as per requirement of patients admitted at government and private hospitals. Covid state nodal officer Dr Dhruv Chaudhary has been appointed as chairman of the committee mandated to set criteria regarding delivery of injections and other related things.
These injections will be made available to local hospitals through local civil surgeons at purchase price and these injections will be given free of cost to government hospitals and medical colleges.
Vij said around 70% patients admitted in Haryana hospitals are from Delhi and other adjoining states, who are also being treated in the same way.
“To meet the shortage of doctors and paramedical staff in state, around 1,400 students of PG and MBBS final year of medical colleges in state have been ordered to serve in hospitals of Haryana in midst of the pandemic,” he added.
Will home deliver oxygen: Karnal DC
After the oxygen on wheel initiative for emergency supply of oxygen to hospitals, Karnal deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav said that the administration will also start home delivery of medical oxygen, if required.
He said there is no shortage of oxygen in district. “Non-critical patients need not be admitted at hospital. We are ready for home delivery of oxygen to them so they should avoid coming out amid lockdown,” he added. He said block-level Covid hospitals will also be set up to help patients. There are 448 beds with oxygen support in district and 419 of them are occupied whereas all 219 ICU beds in district are occupied.
State edu minister holds review meeting
State education minister Kanwar Pal and Karnal MP Sanjay Bhatia held a meeting with officials of the district administration to review arrangements made for Covid patients.
He said the storage capacity of oxygen plant at KCGMCH, Karnal is being reduced to 20,000kg. Moreover, an organisation has offered to set up a 15 tonne oxygen generation plant in Karnal.