Kerala reported 18,607 new Covid-19 instances on Sunday, taking the whole caseload to 35,52,525, the well being division mentioned in a press assertion. The state additionally reported 93 Covid-19 associated deaths, taking the toll to 17,747.
The take a look at positivity price was recorded at 13.87 per cent.
The authorities mentioned that 20,108 individuals have been cured of the an infection within the final 24 hours, taking the whole variety of recoveries to 33,57,687 and lively instances to 1,76,572 within the state.
In the final 24 hours, 1,34,196 samples had been examined. A complete of two,85,14,136 samples have been examined thus far, the assertion mentioned.
Malappuram district recorded the best variety of new infections with 3,051 instances, whereas Thrissur (2,472), Kozhikode (2,467) and Ernakulam (2,216) reported over 2,000 instances. Palakkad recorded 1,550 Covid infections, whereas Kollam recorded 1,075 and Kannur 1,012.
Since Saturday, 84 healthcare employees additionally examined optimistic for Covid-19. While 116 of the brand new sufferers had come from outdoors the state, 17,610 individuals contracted the virus by way of contact. The authorities mentioned the supply of an infection of 797 remained unknown.
Around 4,90,858 persons are at present underneath remark within the state, out of which 4,61,530 are underneath house/institutional quarantine and 29,328 in hospitals.
Government Medical Officers Association wrote a letter to CM Vijaya
Days after an obligation physician was attacked on the Fort Taluk Hospital right here, the Kerala Government Medical Officers’ Association (KGMOA) on Sunday petitioned the Chief Minister to extend safety in hospitals and submitted a set of strategies.
The KGMOA mentioned the services within the hospitals had been insufficient to forestall the assaults, ensuing within the easy supply of important medical care to the frequent individuals.
“Repeated incidents of attacks on the hospital in the recent past have demoralized the doctors who are working tirelessly to control the COVID pandemic. We are sure that you understand the gravity of the situation and will ensure that such untoward incidents do not recur,” the affiliation mentioned in a letter addressed to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Police had arrested two individuals for assaulting an obligation physician and a safety guard at Fort Taluk Hospital on Friday night time.
As a part of the strategies, the KGMOA requested the state authorities to acknowledge all well being establishments underneath the Kerala State Health Services as Special Protection Zones underneath Section 83 of the Kerala Police Act 2011.
“Police help checkpoints ought to be arrange in all hospitals having casualty service. The infrastructure of well being establishments ought to be improved to extend security. Security cameras ought to be put in and sufficient safety personnel ought to be deployed in all well being establishments. Posts of safety personnel ought to be created in main hospitals.
The docs additionally demanded that each one instances of hospital assaults ought to be charged underneath the Hospital Protection Act (Kerala Health Service Persons and Health Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act 2012) and that the culprits of the hospital violence ought to be prosecuted instantly. demanded motion.
The KGMOA additionally sought efficient steps to scale back overcrowding and lengthy queues at well being establishments.
“The patient load is unbearable in most of the health institutions due to improper staffing pattern. Doctors and paramedical staff are insufficient to meet the increasing burden of patients. Necessary steps should be taken to assess the patient load of individual institutions and increase the number of posts accordingly,” KGMOA mentioned.
On Thursday night time, each the accused attacked the obligation physician and abused him.
The accused had been within the hospital to get remedy for the accidents sustained in the course of the inebriated assault.
Police mentioned they refused to attend and began abusing the physician and attacked him and the safety guard.
(with inputs from PTI)
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
