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DNCC dedicated Covid-19 hospital sees 18 ICU patients on the first day ICU Beds
Collected 53 patients got admitted to the dedicated Covid-19 hospital in Dhaka

DNCC dedicated Covid-19 hospital sees 18 ICU patients on the first day

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 20 Apr 2021, 12:25 pm

Dhaka, April 20: In Mohakhali of the capital, 18 people were admitted to the ICU on the first day of 'DNCC Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital'. One of them died. On Monday (April 19), 53 corona patients were admitted to the hospital from 8am to 8pm.

The director of the hospital, Brigadier General AKM Nasir Uddin, said 17 of the 53 people admitted to the hospital were in critical condition.

Meanwhile, one died while undergoing treatment. The rest of the admitted patients have been kept under observation. If someone needs ICU support or oxygen will be given immediately.

He said that this hospital is the largest hospital in the country for corona treatment. There are 1000 beds here. More than half of the beds have oxygen support for the patient. The hospital also has 112 ICU beds, 250 HDU beds and 138 ICU equivalent beds. These beds are connected to the central oxygen system. Apart from this, 50 beds have been kept in the emergency ward of the hospital.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam inaugurated the DNCC Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital at noon on Sunday (April 18) to treat patients with corona.

The hospital is run by the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Department of Health is collaborating with physicians-nurses on medicines and medical equipment. However, the hospital in which this hospital has been set up is owned by Dhaka North City Corporation.