Thiruvananthapuram As the Covid-19 graph continues to shoot up in Kerala for almost two months, pressure is visible on overworked health machinery and demand for beds and ventilators is on the rise, state health ministry data shows. But private and government hospitals are facing no shortage of oxygen.
According to the health ministry statistics, ICU occupancy of Covid-19 patients in private and government hospitals has gone up from 2,101 to 2,175 on Friday, but those on ventilator dropped from 800 to 780. Around 70% of the infected remain in home quarantine and those serious with co-morbid conditions are approaching hospitals. But increased home isolation invited more trouble, with many experts saying large families are turning transmission hubs in the state.
For the last one week, the average daily hospital admissions stand at 3,000, but 2,000 patients are getting discharged on an average, maintaining the active caseload steady, statistics show. As the state is resorting to targeted testing, many experts have asked it to do random testing and double the testing rate.
