The number of positive cases in the district went up from 143 in April to 3,906 as of August 16. He said the number of cases would come down in the next couple of weeks, because more samples were being lifted by the Coimbatore Corporation. To manage the anticipated spurt in cases, the administration was looking at increasing the beds at the COVID-19 Care Centre at the Codissia complex. The addition of 500 beds would take the total number of beds there to around 1,200, Mr. Rajamani said. Similarly, the administration also looked at increasing the number of beds at State Government-run hospitals in the city’s periphery, Pollachi, Mettupalayam and Annur.

Source: The Hindu August 19, 2020 17:15 UTC