Glimmer Of Hope In Pune As COVID-19 Recoveries Exceed Positive Cases Between August 1 To 10

More recoveries than fresh COVID-19 cases since August 1 in Pune have raised hopes of the outbreak peaking, which shall be a big respite for citizens and the city's healthcare infrastructure, as per a TOI report.

According to the district administration's data, as many as 24,561 people tested positive between August 1 to 10 but 28,841 patients were discharged post recovery in the same time frame.

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This means the recoveries are 15% more than the number of new cases.

¡°It is a good indication that more people are getting discharged as compared to new admissions. However, it is a little too early to say if Pune has reached the peak in cases,¡± Pune divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao told TOI.

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This trend of higher recoveries than new cases has also eased the burden on the healthcare infrastructure and demand for ventilators.

According to the district administration¡¯s dashboard, 47 ICU beds with ventilators were available on Tuesday while 153 ICU beds without ventilators were vacant.

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As many as 967 vacant isolation beds with oxygen facility were also available, besides 5,353 without oxygen isolation beds.

¡°Getting a ventilator-supported bed had become a task in the last couple of months. Six positive patients lost their lives as they were unable to find ICU beds with ventilator support. Only a couple of ventilator-supported beds were free in June and early July,¡± a district official said.