Only 274 ICU beds vacant as Delhi reports 24K new cases
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A record 169 deaths reported in 24 hours; active COVID cases near 70,000 mark
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COVID-19 vaccination in progress at a centre in Delhi during the weekend curfew on Saturday. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
A record 169 deaths reported in 24 hours; active COVID cases near 70,000 mark Delhi reported 24,375 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Saturday.
The total number of cases stood at 8,27,998.
Out of the total 16,979 beds available for COVID-19 treatment, 74.8% were occupied. Significantly, 93.25% of the total 4,062 ICU beds are occupied and there were only 274 ICU beds vacant in Delhi on Saturday night, as per a government website.
The weekend curfew aimed at breaking the chain of spiralling coronavirus infections was clamped at 10 pm on Friday and will continue till 5 am on Monday.
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Body of man who died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is loaded in to an ambulance at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital in New Delhi. (Reuters photo)
DELHI: Battling the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Delhi recorded over 17,000 cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday to become the worst-affected city in the country, leaving financial capital Mumbai far behind in the daily tally.
Mumbai s single day peak so far is 11,163, registered on April 4, according to officials figures.
On Wednesday, Bengaluru recorded 8,155 cases, Chennai 2,564, their highest daily surge. Pune s highest single-day since the pandemic began was 12,494 cases, recorded on April 4.
Exclusive: Overrun, Delhi govt hospitals struggle with bed shortages for Covid-19 patients
Exclusive: Overrun, Delhi govt hospitals struggle with bed shortages for Covid-19 patients
Faced with an acute shortage of beds for Covid-19 patients, the Delhi government is now converting a number of banquet halls and hotels into makeshift facilities for treating patients.
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UPDATED: April 16, 2021 22:48 IST
Medics attend to Covid-19 patients Shehnai Banquet Hall, temporarily converted into an isolation ward, as Covid-19 cases surge across the country. (Photo: PTI)
As Covid-19 cases peaked in Delhi, breaking all previous single-day records, an India Today TV reality-check found several state-run hospital overran by the influx of patients, unable to meet the demands for beds.