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Over 150 patients are on ventilator support: GMC Dean

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Dean of Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim Dr S M Bandekar has disclosed that over 150 Covid patients who are presently on ventilator support. Dr Bandekar opined that undue delay in hospitalisation of Covid patients with symptoms is what has resulted in the mounting death toll in Goa. 

“Even now, we have more than 150 patients on ventilators. This is the scenario. All the deceased declared in today’s bulletin were brought to the hospital very late. It becomes very difficult to save the lives of patients on ventilators,” he stated while speaking to the media. 

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38 dead, Covid rampage continues

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Apr 27, 2021, 12:52 AM IST
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PANAJIThe Health Department on Monday recorded the highest number of new Covid cases as well as a record high number of Covid-related deaths with 2,321 testing positive for Covid-19 and 38 patients losing their life to the infection. Despite the state government’s attribution of the high number of new Covid cases to enhanced testing capacity, the daily positivity rate stood at 34.2 per cent from among the 6,772 samples tested in the last 24 hours.  The total…

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