80% asymptomatic cases under home isolation in Haryana

Sushil Manav

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 7

Over 80 per cent of Covid patients with mild symptoms or asymptomatic conditions in Haryana are under home isolation, indicating that given a choice, people prefer quarantine at home to admission in government health facilities.

As per figures of the Health and Family Welfare Department, Haryana, of the 17,504 Covid cases as on Monday evening, only 3,893 were active cases and out of these, 1,879 were either asymptomatic or had very mild symptoms.

Of these 1,879 patients, 1,576 were under home isolation while 303 others were under quarantine in institutional facilities in various districts of the state.

Ashok Kumar Meena, Chief Executive Officer of Ayushman Bharat, Haryana, said the Health Department followed ICMR guidelines while allowing home isolation of patients.

According to ICMR guidelines, asymptomatic patients like the ones who were pre-symptomatic and had very mild symptoms could opt for home isolation if they had the requisite self-isolation facility at their residence so as to avoid contact with other family members.

However, immuno-compromised patients (HIV, transplant, cancer therapy) were not eligible for home isolation. Elderly patients aged above 60 years and those with comorbid conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung, liver or kidney disease and cerebro-vascular disease, would only be allowed home isolation after proper evaluation.

“The government has set up institutional facilities called district Covid care centres in districts for the asymptomatic and those with mild symptoms. For patients with mild symptoms, the government has set up dedicated Covid health centres (DCHCs), mostly in civil hospitals, though some patients opt for private hospitals by bearing the cost. For serious patients, the government has set up dedicated Covid hospitals (DCHs) in various government and private medical colleges,” explained Meena.

As many as 1,480 active patients in the state had moderate symptoms and they had been admitted to DCHCs in various districts, with some of them in private hospitals. A total of 534 patients were in a serious condition and had been admitted to 12 government and private medical colleges which had been converted into DCHs.

The ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, had the maximum of 243 patients, followed by 113 in BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, and 99 in Pandit Bhagwat Dayal PGIMS, Rohtak. As on Monday, 41 patients were in sub-critical condition and on oxygen support, while 19 others were critical and on ventilator.

Of those on ventilator, nine were in ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, four in Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, and three each in Medeor Hospital and Fortis Hospital, Gurugram.

Among sub-critical patients, 15 were in ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, 12 in Pandit Bhagwat Dayal PGIMS, Rohtak, seven in BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, two each in SHKM Government Medical College, Nalhar, Al-Fateh Medical College, Faridabad, and MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, and one in Maharaj Agarsen Medical College, Agroha.

3,893 cases active

• Of the 17,504 Covid cases in state as on Monday evening, only 3,893 were active cases and out of these, 1,879 were either asymptomatic or had very mild symptoms
• Of these 1,879 patients, 1,576 were under home isolation while 303 others were under quarantine in institutional facilities in various districts

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