Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan on Wednesday recommended sanctioning of ₹56.17 lakh from the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme for Government Rajaji Hospital here to meet medical requirements for treating COVID-19 patients.
In a letter to Madurai district Collector T.G. Vinay, Mr Venkatesan has recommended procurement of three ventilators, three multi para monitors, five thermal scanners, 1000 N95 masks, 10,000 three-layered masks, 10,000 gloves and five disinfectant jet sprayers among other items.
The first death of a COVID-19 patient was reported at GRH in the early hours of Wednesday.