Two senior citizens, a 67-year-old male from Kavaratti and a 72-year-old female from Androth, requiring emergency treatment for COVID 19 were air evacuated and admitted to INHS Sanjivani, the Naval hospital at Kochi, today.
Both patients, also suffering from multiple comorbid conditions, were ferried by a Pawan Hans helicopter of the UTL Administration, which landed at Naval Air Station Garuda in the afternoon. The patients are being provided with all medical care by the Southern Naval Command, which, based on a request from the UTL Administration, had earlier reserved ten beds for patients from the UTL.
Earlier on April 28, a 75-year-old COVID patient from Kalpeni having a fracture of the femur had also been air evacuated for treatment at INHS Sanjivani. With today's admission of two patients, the Naval hospital at Kochi is treating three COVID patients from the L&M islands.
As of April 30, Lakshadweep has had over 2,700 cases of COVID-19 of which 1,324 are active.
