NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, JULY 31
Strengthening treatment of COVID-19 patients, an additional 1,000 beds had been added in the district, Local Administration Minister S P Velumani said on Friday.
கொரோனா தொற்றில் இருந்து பாதுகாத்து, நோய் எதிர்ப்பு சக்தியை அதிகரிக்க நவீன மருத்துவ நோய்தடுப்பு முறைகளுடன் நோய் தொற்றிலிருந்து பாதுகாத்து நோய் எதிர்ப்பு சக்தியை அதிகரிக்க சித்த மருத்துவ குழு வழங்கியுள்ள நமது தமிழ் மற்றும் பாரம்பரிய வழிமுறைகளை பொதுமக்கள் பின்பற்ற வேண்டும். pic.twitter.com/ori1lQzDs9
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Speaking at a coronavirus review meeting here with the heads of all departments, including revenue, police and health, he said the additional bed facilities had been created in Periyanaickenpalayam, Mettupalayam, Hindustan Hospital, Pollachi and Codissia among others.
The district at present has 4,497 beds to treat Covid-19 patients, he said. So far 1.24 lakh people had undergone test for COVID-19 and 4,647 of them returned positive in the district. As many as 1,396 people were undergoing treatment in various hospitals while the death toll stood at 50.
The Minister also said the state was surging ahead in infrastructure development and inviting industrial investments with several Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) signed by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami with several companies.
Three of the companies would invest Rs 490 crore in the district, the minister added.
