Officials said the capacity has been increased from 1,500 to 3,000 with a view to meet the possible increase in the demand for beds in the wake of growing number of coronavirus cases. 

As of Monday, the district has a total of 1,922 cases of the virus, trailing Chennai (33,244) and Chengalpet (3,005) on the number of infections.

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