In view of the reduced bed occupancy and dip in the number of daily cases, the government has re-calculated the demand, which is 582 MT now, Manish Sisodia said at a virtual press conference on Thursday.
Today, after assessment of the COVID19 situation, Delhi's oxygen need is 582 MT per day. As a responsible government, we will give the surplus oxygen to the States who need it: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia pic.twitter.com/kgM2lhAef6
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2021
Delhi needed 700 metric tonnes of oxygen per day when the coronavirus cases peaked. The Centre had recently increased Delhi's quota of oxygen to 590 MT per day.
Manish Sisodia also thanked the Centre and the Delhi High Court for coming to the aid of Delhiites when they were in distress.
Positivity rate down to 14 per cent in Delhi
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the city's positivity rate is down to 14 per cent with 10,400 cases recorded in a 24-hour period.
"The number of new cases has come down to around 10,400 from a high of around 28,000. The positivity rate has dipped from 35 per cent to 14 per cent. More beds are available in the Covid hospitals now and the demand for oxygen has also dipped," Manish Sisodia said.
The number of oxygen-related SOS calls from hospitals has also reduced sharply, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said, adding that only one or two such cases were reported in the last 24 to 48 hours.
The national capital reported 13,287 Covid-19 cases and 300 more fatalities due to the viral disease on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 17 per cent.
On April 22, a positivity rate of 36.2 per cent, the highest so far, was recorded.