The facility of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hospital - Shri Harilal Bhagwati Municipal Hospital - in Borivali West was reopened on Monday. The ICU department will have 10 beds along with five ventilators while there will be a total of 69 beds in the hospital.
The civic body-run hospital will have an equipped system for oxygen supply and a team of experienced doctors, nurses and other medical staff will be formed for the ICU in the hospital.
The same has started with the efforts of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Maharashtra legislative council Praveen Darekar. He has suggested to further increase the capacity of the hospital and the BMC has assured that necessary steps to implement the suggestions will be taken soon.
Maharashtra has been the worst-hit state due to the coronavirus outbreak. As of June 22, the number of cases in the state has risen to 1,35,796 and the death toll has reached 6,283.
In Mumbai alone, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased 67,586 while the death toll in the financial capital has touched 3,737. Of the 3,721 COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra, nearly 1,098 cases have been recorded in Mumbai alone.
The number of COVID-19 cases is doubling in every two to three weeks in Dahisar and Malad belt. The Maharashtra government announced a complete lockdown in North Mumbai in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.
The ICU department of the Bhagwati Hospital in Borivali was not functional for two years. However, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Praveen Darekar followed up with the BMC Commissioner and the Chief Minister to start the same.
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