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Mumbai: Two new COVID-19 centres with 375 beds inaugurated in Worli

Updated on: 13 April,2021 08:43 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Of the two, a 150-bed dedicated COVID-19Health Centre is located at the Nehru Centre while a 225-bed COVID-19 Care Center is located at Poddar Hospital.

Mumbai: Two new COVID-19 centres with 375 beds inaugurated in Worli

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Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, two new facilities with a collective capacity of 375 beds have become functional in Worli area in Mumbai. Additionally, the bed capacity of the dedicated COVID-19 health centre in the National Sports Complex is being expanded to 800 beds from 500, the Mumbai civic body said in a release on Monday.


Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray virtually inaugurated the two new COVID-19 centres with the collective capacity of 375 beds in Worli, it said. Of the two, a 150-bed dedicated COVID-19Health Centre is located at the Nehru Centre while a 225-bed COVID-19 Care Center is located at Poddar Hospital.


The civic body said the bed capacity of the dedicated COVID-19 health centre in the National Sports Complex is being augmented to 800 beds from 500 beds. Once completed, a total of 1,175 beds will become available for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.


The civic body said 70 per cent of the total beds have oxygen supply facility. Of the 5,27,119 COVID-19 cases in Mumbai as of Monday, 90,267 are active cases, as per the data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. 

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