The state government has been repeatedly knocking at the doors of the Centre to hike its supply
CHANDIGARH: As Covid-19 active cases touched 74,343 in Punjab on Sunday, hospitals across the state are gasping for oxygen. Punjab’s medical oxygen allocation is 227 metric tonnes (MT) per day against its existing requirement of 295MT, which is increasing by almost 50MT in a week.
A total of 296 critically-ill Covid patients were on ventilator support across Punjab on Sunday and 9,384 patients were on oxygen support. Amid soaring demand for medical oxygen every day, the state government has been repeatedly knocking at the doors of the central government to increase its supply to save precious lives.