No. of BEST cases double in 10 days
With the spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai, the number of Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking employees being tested positive, has also increased. On Sunday, the total number of cases it had were 200, going up by eight more on Monday.
The number of positive cases in the undertaking touched the 100-mark on May 15; however, within ten days, this number has little more than doubled, with eight staffers having succumbed to the disease so far. But on the brighter side, with the total number of discharged patients being 104, the recover y rate of its staffers has touched the 50 per cent mark.
"The number of cases in entire Mumbai has spiked but compared to other emergency service providers, the situation is much better in BEST," said its chief medical officer, Dr Anil Kumar Singhal.
Dr Singhal informed, among the staffers undergoing treatment, close to 60% of the patients are asymptomatic and will be soon discharged. "Just like the number of cases, the recover y rate is also increasing. With 104 patients discharged and 208 total cases, the recover y rate stands at 50 per cent now. The recover y rate will increase with time, as most of the patients are asymptomatic and will be released soon," added the doctor.
Meanwhile, as the number of cases are rising, there is a dearth of beds in government hospitals. BEST committee member Sunil Ganacharya has written to the administration, demanding the reservation of beds for its employees at some private hospitals.