Majority of active COVID cases in Ernakulam under home isolation
The Hindu
Out of 24,607 cases, only 1,832 are in hospitals
Around 85% of the COVID-19 patients in Ernakulam district are under home isolation, according to official estimates. Of the 24,607 active cases as on August 31, the number of people in home isolation is 21,070. The number of persons in hospitals is 1,832 while the corresponding number in domiciliary COVID care centres is 939. Nearly 390 persons are in first-line treatment centres while the number of infected in second-line treatment centres is 376. An assessment by the Centre in August on the rising cases in the State had attributed the surge to inadequate monitoring of patients in home isolation. However, health officials pointed out that there is little incentive in shifting everybody to institutional facilities as it would only help in exerting undue pressure on the system.More Related News