Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, Jul 28: In the light of the fact that coronavirus infection cases have been increasing every day, blood saturation level survey has been undertaken in selected pockets of Dakshina Kannada district. Since the last four days, this survey has been undertaken within the limits of six primary health centres located in Bantwal taluk.
As COVID cases have been mounting in spite of various measures undertaken, the district administration has been making all out efforts to bring down the incidence of this disease. Under the guidance of Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner, this survey work has been undertaken. Similar survey is also continuing in Bengaluru. Taluk health officer, Dr Deepa Prabhu, has been guiding this survey, which mainly aims at aged people, pregnant women, and children less than ten years old and people suffering from other diseases including respiratory complications. It has been established that coronavirus bothers these types of people more than others.
The areas chosen for the survey are Pudu within Bantwal municipal limits where a high number of corona cases were detected, apart from Kurnad, Kalladka, Vittal and Mani. The current survey will be undertaken for about a week and the department has been given the target of 40,000 houses for undertaking the survey.
ASHA and Anganwadi workers have been involved with this survey. Till Monday, the survey has covered 11,824 people with delicate health belonging to 23,697 houses. Sixteen people with low blood oxygen saturation level have been identified. However, the department is relieved at the fact that only two among them have tested positive for coronavirus.
The survey covers select classes of people. In normal course, oxygen saturation level should be between 94 and 100. If the level goes below 90, the people concerned are brought to the hospitals to identify the possible reason for this condition. As coronavirus infection is one of the causes for low oxygen saturation level, they also are subjected to COVID test, the health department says. The staff who undertake house to house visits, test the oxygen level of the people with the oximeters they carry with them.