Mumbai hospitals stare at bed crunch amid spike in Covid-19 cases

As Covid cases rise, pvt hospitals say situation could get critical in 2 weeks if momentum continues

With Maharashtra seeing a steady spike in Covid-19 cases, private hospitals in the capital feel there could be a bed crunch if the momentum continues for a couple of weeks.
 
Mumbai added 2,877 cases on Thursday. Of the 13,062 beds in dedicated Covid-19 hospitals (DCHs) and dedicated Covid healthcare centres (DCHCs), close to 6,000 are occupied. While the civic body did not give a break-up, the occupancies are in hospitals primarily, said industry sources. Of the 1,537 ICUs, around 883 were occupied as of March 17 in Mumbai.
 
The administrator of a leading private hospital in the city