Mysuru district administration cancelled all public holidays in April for the health staff to expedite vaccination the wake of surge in Covid cases in Mysuru. Administration received around 20 lakh doses of vaccine and set a target to vaccinate as many as 20,000 persons daily during the month of April. As the city is reporting 100-plus cases almost daily since over a week, the beds are filling up fast in both government and private hospitals with the increase in active cases. Nearly 60 per cent of beds in the 250-bed district hospital on KRS Road had been occupied in less than a week. In view of swelling active cases, 153 beds had been occupied and about 100 beds are vacant as on Thursday. Patients with mild and moderate symptoms are admitted in this hospital and the severe cases are admitted in K.R. Hospital. Private hospitals are also told to set aside 50 per cent of beds for COVID-19 cases. As many as 294 patients had been admitted in various private hospitals. Home isolation of patients has also gone up and nearly 243 patients – asymptomatic and mild cases – are recuperating in their respective homes.
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