Delhi reported the highest single-day spike with 17,282 new Covid cases and 104 deaths Wednesday. A total of 1,08,534 tests were conducted and the positivity rate stood at a steep 16%. At present, there are 13,437 beds earmarked, out of which 8,870 (66%) are occupied. There are 50,736 active cases, of which 24,155 people are under home isolation, as per Delhi government data.
While 23 private hospitals have been linked with hotels and banquets, five Delhi government hospitals have been attached with banquet halls. The hotels include Seven Seas Hotel, Caspia Hotel Fraser Suites, Mayur Vihar, Hotel Surya, Park Inn by Radisson Lajpat Nagar IV, and Crowne Plaza Hotel. After these additions, around 2,900 mode beds will be available for Covid patients. Hotels and banquet halls will have the facility to administer oxygen to patients. Rs 5,000 per day per room can be charged by five-star hotels. The amount is Rs 4,000 in the case of four-star hotels.
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Patients who require ventilators, however, are having a tougher time. Out of 94 hospitals that had ventilator beds for Covid patients, 69 are already full. While the occupancy of ventilator beds was 94% on Wednesday morning, by evening it went down to around 85%.
“The numbers are rapidly rising every day and there is no slowdown in the spread of infection. So, I will advise people to step out only if urgent and needed. Even those who have been vaccinated must not show any form of negligence, and must follow Covid-appropriate behavior,” said Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday.
News Courtesy: IE
