Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday inaugurated 450-bedded hospital in Burari and said the number of beds now increased for coronavirus patients in the city.

Speaking virtually at the inauguration of 450-bed Delhi government hospital in Burari, he said Covid-related parameters have improved in Delhi in the last one month.

“The two crore people of the city, his Government and the Centre have together attained victory in controlling Covid-19 but the fight is not over yet. The new Burari hospital will serve the people of the area and will prove to be a huge support in the health infrastructure in Delhi,” he said.

Health Minister Satyendar Jain inaugurated the hospital and was joined through video conferencing by the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister pointed out that in the past one month, cases of Covid-19 have gone down, deaths have reduced, recovery rate has increased and positivity ratio has lowered.

“This is a result of the hard work of all the people. I want to congratulate all the doctors, nurses, paramedic staff, officials, and whoever has worked hard to achieve this goal.”

Kejriwal said, “I am very happy after inaugurating Burari Hospital today. I could not be there due to Covid and various other arrangements. I visited the hospital a few days back to inspect all arrangements that were being made in the hospital. The opening of this hospital will add 450 more beds in the health infrastructure in Delhi,”

The hospital will eventually have a total of 700 beds. Around 125 beds will have oxygen supply and the capacity will be enhanced in the coming days, the Delhi government said in a statement.

Kejriwal said that in the last one month, the number of cases, positivity ratio, and death ratio have gone down, and the recovery rate has increased. “This is the result of the hard work of all the people. I want to congratulate all the doctors, nurses, paramedic staff, officials, and whoever has worked hard to achieve this goal,” he said.

After cases of coronavirus keep increasing in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visited the hospital to take stock of the arrangements a month back and instructed the officials to expedite the construction work of the hospital.