Nine districts record increase in oxygen consumption
The Hindu
Officials attribute this to resumption of non-COVID services
Although Karnataka’s liquid medical oxygen consumption — which had reached a peak during the second wave of the pandemic — has reduced from 158.66 tonnes in July-end to 133.93 tonnes by the end of August, there has been a considerable increase in consumption in nine districts. According to the data from the State’s oxygen management team, the consumption has gone up in Dakshina Kannada, Mysuru, Koppal, Belagavi, Tumakuru, Udupi, Raichur, Kalaburgi and Mandya. Over 40% of the total oxygen usage in August was in these districts. In July, these districts cumulatively contributed 30.5% of the total oxygen consumption. Although some of these nine districts are bordering Kerala, officials said the increased consumption could be due to non-COVID services. “We have opened up all non-COVID services now and several surgeries that were deferred due to COVID are being conducted. The rise in oxygen usage is mainly due to this,” said State Health Commissioner K.V. Trilok Chandra.More Related News