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| COVID- 19: J&K’s recovery percentage better than national average | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 29: Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, less than three percent patients needed the ventilator support in Jammu and Kashmir and the recovery percentage of the Union Territory is better than national average.
Over 580 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. However, only around three percent patients needed ventilator support.
“People should not worry Kashmir over shortage of ventilators. Only critical care patients need the ventilator support,” an official of Health Department said.
Ventilators are required for COVID-19 patients who develop acute respiratory distress syndrome when the lungs are filled with fluids that make it difficult to breathe.
“But we needed ventilator for very less patients which are a good sign for J&K. A ventilator is used when lungs are filled with fluid. Such patients find it very difficult to be oxygenated in a normal way,” the official said.
There are apprehensions among people as there are around 230 ventilators in Jammu and Kashmir. Government has said they have ordered 400 more ventilators.
“Most of the ventilators are occupied by patients suffering from other ailments. But very less people needed ventilator support so far,” a doctor here in one of the hospital’s said.
Till Tuesday evening, over 566 people were infected by coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir with eight deaths which makes around 1.41% death rate.
Around 170 people have recovered. J&K recovery percentage is 30 percent more than the national average which stands at 23%.
The doctor said people should not panic and patients get recover.
“Very less percentage of people needs ventilator support. Even people with mild symptoms are recovering on their own,” he added.
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