150 more beds for Tata COVID hospital

April 21, 2021 10:40 pm | Updated 10:40 pm IST - KANNUR

The health department has decided to add 150 more beds at the Tata COVID hospital following a spike in cases in the district.

A.V. Ramdas, District Medical Officer, said that the facility at present had a capacity of 200 patients.

Mr. Ramdas said since the inception of the hospital, 1,410 COVID-19 patients had been treated here. It mainly treats critically ill patients. There were 12 ICU beds and 70 beds with centralised pipeline facilities in the hospital.

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