Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said when the second Covid-19 wave was at its peak and other people were battling for beds elsewhere, an outsized number of individuals from other states got oxygen beds, ventilators, and ICU beds here.Alongside fighting the second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Jharkhand government is additionally augmenting health infrastructure by fixing new hospitals and units to battle the probable third wave of the pandemic within the state, chief minister Hemant Soren said on Tuesday.
The chief minister was addressing an occasion during the web inauguration of Vedanta Group's 100-bed Vedanta Cares hospital in Bokaro. Asserting that Jharkhand is committed to strengthening its health infrastructure during a bid to battle a possible Covid-19 third wave, he said a slew of steps has been taken during this regard including door-to-door testing and proper treatment of coronavirus cases.
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said when the second Covid-19 wave was at its peak and other people were battling for beds elsewhere, an outsized number of individuals from other states got oxygen beds, ventilators, and ICU beds in Jharkhand.
Soren further said that the govt has started efforts towards building a health corridor within the state in order that every one can recover health facilities. "This concept of a health corridor won't be limited only to the corona epidemic, but also will convince be effective for the treatment of other diseases prevalent in rural areas," he said.
Soren also inaugurated a newly constructed ICU ward and pipeline-based oxygenated beds within the Latehar district. He also urged mining companies within the district to return forward to increase a lending hand to the state in its fight against Covid-19.
Soren also released a book "Manuals for Preparation & Planning for Covid-19 Third Wave in Jharkhand, the Way Forward", by the health department. The book provides details regarding health infrastructure within the state, data, and manpower crunch. Launching the book, Soren urged officials to make sure pediatric medical care units in hospitals in sight of a probable third wave of the Covid-19.
Jharkhand reported six fresh Covid-19 fatalities on Tuesday, rock bottom during a single day in May and June thus far , raising the price to five ,060.
The state logged 358 new infections, which took the tally to three ,41,576. Jharkhand now has 5,312 active cases, while a complete of three ,31,204 patients have recovered from the disease, including 726 during the last 24 hours. The recovery rate has improved to 96.96%, better than the national average of 93.90%. However, the deathrate within the state remained at 1.48%, above the national average of 1.20%. It had on May 2 registered a record 159 fatalities.
