On the night of the 17th of August, the Telangana Health Department released a bulletin about beds availability for the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 treatment.

According to the bulletin, till the 17th of August night, there were 17, 807 vacant beds available for Covid-19 patients in Government and private teaching hospitals combined, according to the health bulletin.

The beds in private teaching hospitals are provided for free of cost by the State government. In Government hospitals across the State, there are 5273 vacant beds available while the total number of beds available in corporate hospitals across the State is 3806.

Beds in Government hospitals and private teaching hospitals (combined)

Isolation beds: 12, 284 (available) 648 (occupied) 11, 636 (vacant)

Oxygen Beds: 5861 (available) 1, 168 (occupied) 4, 693 (vacant)

ICU beds: 2, 251 (available) 773 (occupied) 1, 478 (vacant)

Total: 20, 396 (available) 2, 589 (occupied) 17, 807 (vacant)

Beds in only Government Hospitals:

Regular isolation beds: 2055 (Total); 648 (Occupied); 1407 (Vacant)

Beds with Oxygen supply: 4583 (total); 1168 (Occupied); 3415 (vacant)

ICU beds with ventilators: 1224 (total); 773 (Occupied); 451 (vacant)

Total: 7862 (total); 2589 (occupied); 5273 (vacant)

Beds in private hospitals:

Regular isolation beds: 3314 (Total); 1684 (Occupied); 1630 (Vacant)

Beds with Oxygen supply: 3312 (total); 1849 (Occupied); 1463 (vacant)

ICU beds with ventilators: 1475 (total); 762 (Occupied); 713 (vacant)

Total: 8101 (total); 4295 (occupied); 3806 (vacant.) 

Meanwhile, Telangana has 93,937 positive cases, of which 21,024 are active cases, 72,202 are recovered/discharged cases and 711 deceased. 

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