COVID-19: Mumbai to ramp up hospital bed capacity
Mumbai: Multiple COVID-19 treatment hospitals and centers with a combined capacity of 7,000 beds will come up in Mumbai in the next two weeks, said an official from Maharashtra Chief Minister's office on Monday.
These hospitals and centers, with a combined capacity of 7,000 beds, will come up at Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Goregaon, Dahisar, and Mulund in the suburbs, he said.
By May 31, Mumbai city bed capacity will be increased by 2,475, including a facility at Bandra (East) which has commenced operations, he said.
The state government has started taking over non- public hospitals having at least 100 beds and 20 ICU beds in all wards of the BMC to covert them into COVID-19 care centers.
The number of ambulances is also being increased from 100 now to 450, he said.
