Shimla: The state government has strengthened health services by expanding health infrastructure in the state at a rapid pace to tackle the second wave of the Covid pandemic.
In order to save lives, the government has endeavoured to control the pandemic by increasing the bed capacity in health institutions as well as mobilizing various other necessary facilities. The efforts of the government have yielded results and ensured better health care facility to covid patients.
Bed capacity increased by 837.3 percent in three months
Till March 2021 there were only 440 beds available in the health institutions of the state for the treatment of covid patients, but after the second Covid wave, the state government has succeeded in increasing the bed capacity upto 837.3 percent in health institutions of the state.
Within three months the number of beds has increased from 3,684 beds to 4,124 for the treatment of Covid patients.
In the past three months, the State Government has increased the bed capacity for Covid patients in all the districts. In district Bilaspur 135 bed, 185 in district Chamba, 156 in district Hamirpur, 759 in district Kangra, 26 in district Kinnaur, 74 in district Kullu, 38 in district Lahaul Spiti, 512 in district Mandi, 748 in district Shimla, 435 in Sirmaur, 488 in district Solan and 128 in district Una.
47 Health Institutions identified for Covid treatment
To tackle the second wave of the Covid Pandemic, the State Government has increased the strength of health institutions by 427.3 percent in the state. Till 1st March 2021 there were only 11 dedicated Covid Health Care Institutions in the State but the State Government has identified new Health Institutions in various districts and increased it upto 58. To facilitate Covid patients the Government has also identified 47 new Health Institution in the State.
D-type Cylinders increased by 42.6 percent
The state government has also enhanced the availability of D-type oxygen cylinders by 42.6 percent in Health Institutions of the State. In March-2021, there were 5,537 D-type Cylinders in the state and now the government has added 2,361 more into it. At present, there are 7898 D-type oxygen cylinders in the state which includes 227 cylinders in Bilaspur, 350 in Chamba, 155 in Hamirpur, 1776 in Kangra, 101 in Kinnaur, 348 in Kullu, 55 in Lahaul Spiti, 1420 in Mandi, 1663 in Shimla, 481 in Sirmaur, 995 in Solan and 327 in Una.
B-type cylinders strength increased by 23 percent
The state government has also increased the number of B-type oxygen cylinders by 23 percent. While there were a total of 1916 B-type oxygen cylinders in the state in March, 2021, this number has been increased to 2356 in June, 2021. The number of B-type cylinders has been increased to 440 by the state government. At present there are 90 B-type oxygen cylinders in district Bilaspur, 70 in each Chamba and Hamirpur districts. There are 601 B-type oxygen cylinders in district Kangra, 59 in Hamirpur, 30 in Kullu, 77 in Lahaul-Spiti, 124 in Mandi, 845 in Shimla, 93 in Sirmaur, 234 in Solan and 63 in Una.
143 percent increase in Remdesivir stock
To battle with the situation caused due to the second wave of the corona pandemic the state government has also increased the stock of Remdesivir injections used in the treatment of corona virus infected patients. In the month of April there were 3,882 doses of Remdesivir available in the state and at present due to the efforts of state government there are 9,446 Remdesivir injections available in state.
During the last two months, the state government has increased the stock of Remdesivir by 5,564. At present the government has made available adequate stock of Remdesivir injections in all the districts. There are 117 injections in district Bilaspur, 312 in Chamba, 190 in Hamirpur, 3062 in Kangra, 49 in Kullu, 22 in Lahaul Spiti, 2292 in Mandi, 1860 in Shimla, 770 in Sirmaur, 515 in Solan and 257 in district Una.
