Maharashtra leads Corona tally with over three lakh cases. Pune has become hotbed for the novel virus with ever increasing cases. The city recorded 1,589 cases yesterday which is more than Mumbai where 1,186 new cases were reported on the same day.
With growing cases in Pune, the hospitals in the city are now falling short to cater to the rapidly increasing requirement for special beds for Corona patients. This has led to the formation of Covid care centers in the city. Covid Care Centres are meant to isolate suspected cases of the novel virus and also provide the patients with mild treatment.
At present, there are 9,400 patients in 12 Covid centers, while another18 Covid centers are being set up. Covid Centers have also been started now in various colleges in Pune. One such Center has come up at the hostel of Pune’s famous Fergusson College with arrangements for 300 patients. Currently, Pune has 29,583 active coronavirus cases while Mumbai has 23,948 active cases.
Meanwhile the civic administration of the district has issued stern instructions to three private hospitals to start Covid care Centres in next 48 hours failing which action will be initiated against them. These three hospitals are among few hospitals which are yet to start Covid Care Centres in spite of administration’s directive to all private hospitals to at least provide 25 beds for Covid patients.
