With the number of coronavirus positive cases crossing 1000 in just 70 days in East Singhbhum district alone, the administration is now looking to add more beds in order to cater to the growing needs. At present patients are prominently being treated at Tata Main Hospital ( TMH), MGM Medical College and Hospital and Tata Motors Hospital.

On the other hand with bed occupancy reaching cent percent in most of the COVID hospitals in the city, the administration has started hunting for new health hubs. Tata Main Hospital has converted GT Hostel into Covid facility. Tata Steel is planning to add more facilities to cater to the growing needs of people.    

“ We want to increase the number of beds. Tata Steel is supporting us with converting some important institutions for COVID symptomatic patients. Even Tata Motors is also helping us in this endeavour. We want to be prepared for atleast 1000 beds considering the number of patients rising every day,” said an official. 

The Kolhan Division which was under green zone, came under coronavirus map with two persons testing positive at Chakulia, under East Singhbhum district on May 12. However, with the arrival of migrants the figure has reached 500 mark and now it has crossed 1,000. Most of the patients do not have travel history. Several other persons tested positive have travel history from Maharashtra, Delhi, Gurugram and Chennai.

“We currently have around 900 dedicated COVID-19 beds ready but we need to have additional beds as per our strategy of testing to meet future challenges’. Tata Main Hospital (TMH) here has about 600 such beds ready and we are converting  more institutions for  Covid facility,” noted the official.

The Deputy Commissioner Suraj Kumar has directed to increase the number of ambulances and paid quarantine centers (hotels). He said that all the institutional quarantine centers or paid quarantine centers should have food, cleanliness and other basic facilities and protective equipment available in them.