They were then converted into dedicated Covid health centres (DCHC) with oxygen beds, and dedicated Covid hospitals (DCH) with ICU beds. BMC has an additional 2,347 beds in CCC-2 facilities and 50,077 beds in CCC-1 facilities. As per data provided by BMC, until August 16, there were 592 cases of malaria and five cases of dengue. A senior civic official said, “It is noted that the highest number of malaria cases are reported in August and September every year. Of the 134,228 total Covid-19 cases recorded in the city so far, 18,299 are active cases.

Source: Hindustan Times August 21, 2020 19:31 UTC