The district witnessed a record 1,049 cases on Wednesday, most of which were reported from GVMC limits. Those in the high-risk group will be shifted to District COVID Hospitals or isolation wards,” he said. Apart from the existing District COVID Hospitals such as VIMS, Gayatri and GIMSR, a number of private hospitals have been roped in, and soon there will be 22 notified District COVID Hospitals in GVMC limits alone. This apart, 17 other private hospitals will be declared as partial COVID hospitals, with one or two blocks or wards catering exclusively to COVID patients, said the Collector. “We are going to officially declare them in the next couple of days as COVID hospitals and there can be no refusal of patients from these private hospitals,” he added.

Source: The Hindu July 23, 2020 17:58 UTC