Chandigarh has seen a steady rise in the number of hospitalizations over the past week, with the average number of Covid beds with oxygen in government hospitals ranging between 15 and 23, and the number of people on ventilators between one and four.
On June 24, 22 people were hospitalised, four of whom were on ventilators; On June 23, 18 COVID beds were occupied with oxygen, of which five were on ventilators; On June 22, 23 people were hospitalized, three of whom were on ventilators; And on June 21, 20 were admitted to the Kovid ward, of whom three were on ventilators.
Professor Ashutosh N Agarwal, Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, PGI, says that most of the admissions are mainly due to co-morbid diseases and not due to co-morbid diseases. COVID-19 Actually. “Very few patients require mechanical ventilation. Both COVID-19 pneumonia and underlying medical conditions contribute to clinical worsening and respiratory failure in such cases,” says Prof Aggarwal.
Dr Suman Singh, Director Health Services, says that many people who are Kovid positive and do not have very severe symptoms, opt for home isolation, and the majority of hospitalizations are people who have isolation at home. There is no space for or they can coexist. morbidity and the need for monitoring. “We urge people to seek immediate medical advice and attention if they have diabetes, heart disease, lung infection, etc.,” says Dr Singh.
Sudhir Garg, Medical Superintendent, GMCH-32, says that the hospital is closely monitoring the current COVID situation, and as per the data, 50 per cent of those hospitalized with COVID have comorbidities.
Professor GD Puri, Dean and Head of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, PGI, says that the cases of Kovid have been increasing continuously for more than a month. “People were not testing and reporting either at home or not testing with rapid antigen testing. Only now it has become clear as patients coming to the hospital for non-covid diseases are turning positive. People are traveling and the guards are down. ,
Professor Puri says that fortunately people are vaccinated so Covid in these people is mild and a third or booster dose should be taken if the second dose was taken more than six months ago.
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Asked whether more boosters should be taken every six months, Prof Puri says there is no final evidence yet. “But vulnerable patients like cancer Patients on immunosuppressant drugs, patients with diabetes and other concomitant diseases should take utmost care and follow COVID-appropriate behaviour.”
The symptoms, he says, are mostly fever and upper respiratory symptoms such as nasal congestion, and sore throat, usually of a shorter duration but in the high-risk group, with comorbidities in the early stages without any specific treatment/antiviral drugs. You need to consult your doctor for this. prevent it from getting worse. “Mild or severe, we still do not know the long-term effects of COVID on the body, only time will tell. Live life with caution and change behavior. Teach everyone hygiene and precautions and everyone should be fully vaccinated with at least one booster. The next one month\six weeks is crucial for non-covid patients coming to hospitals. The question we need to ask is, should we have COVID wards within special treatment areas? Can we build hospitals with more space and more ventilation to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases?
96 new cases registered in Chandigarh
Chandigarh recorded 96 new positive cases on Friday, taking the average number of positive cases in the last seven days to 65 and the positivity rate in the last one week to 5.59. Active cases are 458. In the last 24 hours, 1,657 samples were tested.