Dhenkanal: The Dhenkanal COVID Health Centre has been upgraded to COVID Hospital.
In view of the rising cases of Corona infection in the district as well as in the State, the number of beds in the COVID Health Centre has been increased from 100 to 250 and 9 ICU beds have been operationalized, thus upgrading the Centre to a COVID Hospital, said an official press release issued by the Dhenkanal office of the I&PR department today.
“This upgraded COVID Hospital with 250 beds and nine ICU beds will be of great help for providing treatment to CoronaVirus afflicted patients in the coming days,” said Dhenkanal Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera.
Dhenkanal COVID Health Centre had become functional on April 13 with 100 beds and nine HDU beds, the press release said.