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Delhi news live: CM asks civic bodies to increase beds, boost medical infra in hospitals
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday painted a grim picture of the escalating Covid crisis in the capital, saying it was turning quite serious and the city was facing a shortage of beds despite making efforts to increase availability. In the past 24 hours, the city recorded 24,375 fresh cases and 167 deaths, he said. The positivity rate has now crossed 24%, meaning that one in every four persons being tested for the infection is turning out to be positive. Delhi has reported more than 100 deaths in a day for four consecutive days — 104 on Wednesday, 112 on Thursday, 141 on Friday and a fresh high of 167 on Saturday. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.
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Covid-19 surge: Delhi CM asks civic bodies to increase beds, boost medical infra in their hospitals
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has requested the BJP-ruled municipal corporations in Delhi to increase the number of beds and strengthen medical infrastructure in their hospitals in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, seeks help to fight surging Covid
With an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases in the last few days, the national capital is facing shortage of beds and oxygen as daily positivity rate has jumped to 30 per cent, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has said this in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
Delhi govt directs nursing homes/private hospital providing Covid treatment to reserve at least 80% of ICU & ward beds for Covid patients and display revised bed capacity on Covid data management portal (ANI)
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Visited SRHC hospital at Narela. The hospital bed capacity would be enhanced to 400 within two days from 130 at present. New oxygen generation plant would start functioning within two days. Optimum utilisation of resources is important at this time of crisis.
Manish Sisodia
Positivity rate in Delhi: From 24% to 30% in 24 hours
Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the positivity rate of Covid-19 tests in the national capital has increased to 30 per cent from 24 per cent in the last 24 hours.
We will add over 6,000 high-flow oxygen beds will in next 2-3 days at Yamuna Sports Complex. Commonwealth Games Village and some schools too will be turned into Covid centres and the Covid facility at Radha Soami Satsang Beas will be reopened
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
There are 10,000 beds in Delhi, including that of central govt. Of which, 1,800 beds are currently reserved for Covid. I request Centre to allot 7,000 of 10,000 beds in view of severe Covid cases
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
25,000 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in last 24 hours in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi facing shortage of medical oxygen, Centre urged to increase its supply: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday said Delhi has been facing a shortage of medical oxygen and the city government has requested the Centre to immediately increase its supply to the national capital. "The quota of oxygen allocated to Delhi is turning out to be very less due to the increased consumption which is much more than the average," Sisodia, who is also the nodal minister for Covid-19 management in Delhi, tweeted.
Positivity rate increased from 24% to 30% in last 24 hours. Less than 100 ICU beds left & there's oxygen shortage. Spoke to Dr Harsh Vardhan yesterday & Amit Shah ji this morning regarding lack of beds & informed them that we're in dire need.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
I will be visiting LNJP hospital this afternoon to inspect each & every ward personally, further streamline operations & minimize inconvenience faced by patients. Needless to say that the system is overwhelmed but we are giving our blood, sweat & tears in this fight against Covid.
Raghav Chadha
Delhi’s largest Covid facility to be revived
The country’s largest Covid-19 facility at Radha Soami Satsang Beas in south Delhi, which had been closed down in February, is being revived considering the unprecedented surge in novel coronavirus cases. (PTI)
Sadar Bazar railway station wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew.
Khari baoli market in Old Delhi wears a deserted look on Sunday morning. Weekend curfew has been imposed in Delhi in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases.
Covid testing outside Anand Vihar metro station as Covid-19 cases rise in the country.
Noida witnesses empty roads, low footfall due to Covid-induced Sunday lockdown
Noida witnessed low footfall and empty roads on Sunday due to the Covid-19-induced lockdown. As per the visuals, the roads were seen empty. Several shops remained closed and only those with essential supplies were open. The state government on Friday announced a lockdown across the state on all Sundays till May 15. All districts of Uttar Pradesh are under lockdown from 8 pm on Saturday, which will continue till 7 am, Monday. (ANI)
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New peak: Gurugram sees 2,549 fresh Covid cases
The city recorded 2,549 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the highest single-day spike so far, taking its cumulative tally to 79,324. Since the beginning of the pandemic, this is the first time that daily cases have crossed the 2,500 mark in Gurugram. In the last seven days, the city has added more than 10,000 cases to its tally. On Friday, it reported the second-highest number of daily cases so far with 1,919 new cases.