The State government has designated 15 private hospitals as COVID hospitals in Kakinada and Rajamahendravaram cities in East Godavari district in view of the rising number of cases.
By Sunday, 27 hospitals, including three government hospitals, have been designated as COVID-19 hospitals to provide critical care for those battling for life with COVID in the district.
The COVID-19 services had been made available in the designated hospitals from Sunday and coordinators appointed to each private hospital to ensure better services and monitor the situation.
In an official release, Collector D. Muralidhar Reddy said the coordinators would register cases, maintain data on discharge of patients and run helpdesks to guide patients round the clock.
In Rajamahendravaram, Gandhi Hospitals, Annapurna Hospital, Sri Ravi Hospital and R.S. Neuro Multi Specialty hospitals have been designated as COVID hospitals.
