VIJAYAWADA: Over one lakh Covid-19 patients in Andhra Pradesh have got free treatment in private hospitals under the government’s Aarogyasri scheme in the last year. For this, the state government had spent over Rs 309 crore.
According to a report, a total of 1,01,387 Covid-19 patients have received medical treatment free of cost at various private hospitals in the state through Aarogyasri from April 1, 2020, to April 23, 2021, in the state.
The Covid-19 patients, who recovered from the Covid-19, have termed the Aarogyasri as a life saviour. While September witnessed the highest number of patients — 28,924 — treated for Covid-19 under the Aarogyasri, private hospitals treated 21,042 patients in August and 15,423 patients in October 2020. For the rest of the period, the private hospitals have been treating less than 10,000 patients every month. During this month till date, the private hospitals have treated 4,746 Covid-19 patients under the Aarogyasri…