Rama Medical College Hospital, Hapur turned into COVID facility

The hospital will have 40 ICU beds and 20 beds with high dependency unit (HDU).

Published On 2021-04-19 03:45 GMT   |   Update On 2021-04-19 03:45 GMT

Ghaziabad: The 440-bed Rama Medical College and Hospital in Hapur in Uttar Pradesh will be turned into a dedicated COVID-19 facility amid a surge in infections, an official said on Saturday.

The hospital will have 40 ICU beds and 20 beds with high dependency unit (HDU).

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Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said the state government has given permission to turn the hospital into a dedicated COVID-19 facility.

Uttar Pradesh on Saturday reported 120 deaths, its largest one-day toll from the pandemic pushing the fatality count to 9,703, while 27,357 fresh COVID-19 cases raised the infection tally to 8,21,054, according to an official statement. 

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