35 per cent of beds vacant in Chennai tertiary hospitals

Out of the 4,368 available beds in RGGGH, Stanley, KMCH, Omandurar, and Kings Institute, 2,826 are occupied.

A police personnel getting vaccinated at Rajarathinam Stadium, in Chennai, on Monday | R Satish Babu

Out of the 4,368 available beds in RGGGH, Stanley, KMCH, Omandurar, and Kings Institute, 2,826 are occupied. Out of the 4,363 beds, suspected Covid patients occupy 714. Doctors at government hospitals say that bed status keeps changing every hour and currently, young patients are presenting with severe symptoms