Fifty five persons including four women and a prisoner were discharged on Saturday from different Covid treatment facilities across Dhanbad, including 23 from Tata Central Hospital, 20 from PMCH Cath lab based Dedicated Covid Health Centre (DCHC), eight from Dedicated Covid Hospital, Jagjivan Nagar and four from sadar Hospital-based DCHC, after their sample test reports came negative.

Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Uma Shankar Singh said the release of such a large number of people is a good development and added that the discharged persons will have to remain in home quarantine for 14 days.

Hundred-bed DCHC inaugurated

A 100-bed DCHC meant for the treatment of asymptomatic patients or patients with mild symptoms was inaugurated on Saturday at Nirsa Polytechnic in Gopalpur area of Nirsa block in the presence of Singh and Nirsa MLA Aparna Sen Gupta.

Singh, who facilitated the inauguration with the hands of a nurse, said that the centre will be used for treatment of patients of Nirsa, Egyarkund, Kaliasol and Govindpur on priority basis and gradually the number of beds in the Centre will be increased from 100 to 300.

Allocation of Covid centres

In a bid to ensure better management of all Covid treatment centres of the district, Singh on Saturday made block-wise allocation of all centres as per which the Dedicated Covid Hospital of Dhanbad at Jagjivan Nagar will be used for treatment of serious Covid patients of all 10 blocks, while SSLNT Hospital, Dhanbad will be used for treatment of pregnant Covid-affected women.

This apart, in the DCHC at PMCH, priority would be given to patients of Dhanbad followed by patients of Topchanchi. In Zonal Training institute, priority would be given to Dhanbad followed by Baghmara and then Jharia. In Regional Hospital Bhuli of BCCL, priority to Baghmara followed by Jharia will be given. In Nirsa Polytechnic priority wise patients of Nirsa, Kakiasol, Egyarkund, Govindpur would be admitted followed by patients of Baliapur, Jharia, Tundi and Purbi Tundi.

Similarly in Tata Central Hospital, patients of Jharia would be given priority.

Singh said that though block-wise allocation of hospital would be made, if a patient comes to any centre he would be duly admitted in that centre irrespective of him belonging to any block.

Singh instructed health officials to make deputation of required medical staff at DCHCs of Nirsa Polytechnic and Zonal training institute Bhuli, including 12 lab technicians, 30 ANMs, six male and female ward boys each besides 20 sanitation workers.