Among callers in Chennai region last year, 48,590 were COVID-19 patients and 6,262 pregnant women
Amid the pandemic and the lockdown last year, the 108 ambulance service handled a large number of patients, including those infected with COVID-19 and pregnant women, in the Chennai region. They accounted for more than half of the cases handled by the ambulance network in six districts of the region.
Last year, 3,30,084 persons used the ambulance service in Chennai region that covers Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Villupuram districts. The callers included COVID-19 patients, pregnant women, persons injured in road accidents and those in other medical emergencies, such as cardiac patients, poisoning and snake bites.
The ambulance service handled 1,24,919 patients with COVID-19 and 52,468 pregnant women.
Mohamed Bilal, regional manager, of GVK EMRI, which runs the 108 ambulance service, said, “A larger number of callers were patients with COVID-19….
