Home Isolation: 49 Covid patients undergoing treatment; 838 got treated, so far

Aurangabad, Oct 28:

The pandemic situation now seems to be coming under control. The number of Covid-19 patients recovering from the ailment is scaling, and on the other hand, the reporting of new patients has reduced since September. Out of the thousands of Covid-19 patients treated in hospitals, 838 patients preferred to avail the state government''s home isolation treatment facilities, so far. Presently, 49 patients are under home isolation.

The age group and the number of patients are as follows: Three are from 0-5 years age group, five from 5 to 18 years; 36 are from 18 to 50 years, and five are above 50 years.

The AMC sanctions permission for home isolation. Prior to it, the patient has to submit an undertaking that he/she will remain isolated in a separate room with separate toilet facility; the doctors will be visiting to see him twice a day, and he will have somebody to care for him at home. The age of the patient should not be more than 50 years. He should also mention that he prefers home isolation on his responsibility. The patient also assures to contact AMC immediately if he feels any health problems. Meanwhile, there is no home isolation facility for patients in rural areas. Hence the figures were not available.

It may be noted that the MHMH App developed by the municipal commissioner A K Pandey yielded good results. The civic personnel would contact the app users, twice a day, and jot down their health status. The AMC administration was also keeping an eye on the home isolated patients with the help of private doctors. The AMC also provided the facility of giving medical guidance on the phone. If any patient complaints of health problems or inconvenience, then the AMC would shift the patient to the nearest hospital.

The AMC''s medical officer of health (MoH) Dr Neeta Padalkar said, " For the past eight months, the AMC administration with the help of private hospitals was trying to give quality service as much as it can in the city. We took care to prevent citizens from contracting the Coronavirus disease. If anybody gets infected, then the health administration would use to gear up and try their best to help patients recover from the ailment."

The AMC health administration conducted an antigens test of 2.33 lakh persons and detected 25,405 Covid-19 patients. Presently, 1,110 patients are undergoing treatment, while 23,546 patients have recovered from the ailment and went home. Sadly, 763 persons had succumbed to the ailment.

GMCH, District Civil Hospital and some private hospitals are treating 300 serious patients as on today. The AMC sources mentioned the focus of health administration is on the treatment of severe patients having co-morbidity. Besides, care and effort are taken to reduce the death figures.

The age group and number (in bracket) of Covid-19 patients detected in the city are as follows: 0 to 5 years - 523, 5 to 18 years - 3,231, 18 to 50 years - 14,518 and above 50 years - 7,131.