<p>A 50-year-old non-Covid patient died after failing to get a ventilator-supported bed, in front of a private hospital in the city on<br />Wednesday.</p>.<p>The deceased, Shankar, was a resident of Kalagi. It is said that he did not get a bed despite moving around four hospitals in a car. “Shankar breathed his last before he could arrive at Satya hospital following information about the bed availability there”, an eye witness said.</p>.<p>He was suffering from severe breathing difficulty and had undergone a Covid test. The result was negative.</p>.<p>Dr Sharanabasappa Ganajalkhed of the District Health and Family Welfare Department said he is unaware of the death of a patient, mainly due to the lack of a bed.</p>.<p>He said a total of 400 beds, including 40 ventilators, have been reserved for the Covid patients in GIMS. Treatment is being provided for both Covid and non-Covid patients in the ESIC Hospital. Ten beds, with oxygen cylinder, are being readied in the taluk hospital, he<br />explained.</p>.<p>It is also said that a girl, who was injured in an accident on Tuesday, has died due to the unavailability of a bed.</p>
<p>A 50-year-old non-Covid patient died after failing to get a ventilator-supported bed, in front of a private hospital in the city on<br />Wednesday.</p>.<p>The deceased, Shankar, was a resident of Kalagi. It is said that he did not get a bed despite moving around four hospitals in a car. “Shankar breathed his last before he could arrive at Satya hospital following information about the bed availability there”, an eye witness said.</p>.<p>He was suffering from severe breathing difficulty and had undergone a Covid test. The result was negative.</p>.<p>Dr Sharanabasappa Ganajalkhed of the District Health and Family Welfare Department said he is unaware of the death of a patient, mainly due to the lack of a bed.</p>.<p>He said a total of 400 beds, including 40 ventilators, have been reserved for the Covid patients in GIMS. Treatment is being provided for both Covid and non-Covid patients in the ESIC Hospital. Ten beds, with oxygen cylinder, are being readied in the taluk hospital, he<br />explained.</p>.<p>It is also said that a girl, who was injured in an accident on Tuesday, has died due to the unavailability of a bed.</p>