The Delhi government Thursday morning released revised cumulative coronavirus figures for the city, raising the case tally by 44,350 and fatalities by 761 than previously reported. In the revised figures, the Delhi government has put the number of cases at 10,98,051 and deaths at 15,377. The data released on Wednesday night had put out a lower overall figures of 10,53,701 cases and 14,616 fatalities. The cumulative positivity rate has also been revised upwards from 6.20 per cent to 6.46 per cent. The number of recoveries too has been revised up to 9,82,922 from 9,39,333. Authorities reported 368 Covid-19 deaths and 25,986 cases with a positivity rate of 31.76 percent in Delhi on Wednesday.
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Delhi to get 1,200 ICU beds by May 10: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that 1,200 proper ICU beds will be made available to Delhiites by May 10, news agency ANI reported. Speaking to reported here, Kejriwal said that almost all ICU beds in Delhi are occupied.
He said that 500 ICU beds each are coming up at the ground near GTB hospital and the main Ramlila Ground, 200 ICU beds at Radha Soami complex. Aound 1200 proper ICU beds will be ready by May 10, he said.
Earlier today, Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar Jain visited the Ramlila Ground to inspect construction work of an additional COVID Care Centre. They also visited a special COVID Care Centre that is being built near GTB Hospital.
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Delhi High Court slams Kejriwal government over its handling of Covid crisis.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up Arvind Kejriwal government over its handling of the current Covid crisis in the national capital. Angered over the mismanagement, the court told the Aam Aadmi Party government that it will ask the Centre to take over if you cannot manage it . Set your house in order. If you cannot manage it, we will ask the central government to takeover, the Delhi High Court.
The court observed that the government authorities appeared completely unaware about the ground realities and are just issuing unreasonable orders . The court s remark came after the Maharaja Agrasen Hospital said that it was impossible to follow the government s order to provide oxygen and medicine to patients within minutes of admission in emergency ward.Â
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Oxygen tanker reaches Delhi’s GTB Hospital
Some major government and private hospitals in Delhi received a fresh stock of medical oxygen in the early hours of Wednesday, averting a crisis just in time, according to officials. Gangaram Hospital received 5,000 cubic meters of oxygen supply from a private vendor before 3 am. This stock should last till Wednesday afternoon. The supply from another oxygen firm is still awaited, sources said.
An official at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital confirmed that a truck carrying oxygen from a firm reached them around 1:30 am.
Dr. Suresh Kumar, medical director of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, said a truck carrying oxygen from a vendor reached the facility around 3 am.
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