In order to deal with the rising cases of coronavirus, the Delhi Government is aiming to double the number of beds in the coming days in comparison to the number of patients right now.
Addressing the media, Delhi health minister Satyender Jain said that the national capital has more than 5,000 beds for coronavirus treatment. "Of these 1,400 beds are in private hospitals and 3,700 in government hospitals. The number of patients currently on the ventilator is 28 and we have more than 300 dedicated ventilators available currently in Delhi,” he said.
Our aim is to double the number of beds in the coming days in comparison to the number of patients right now, Jain said.
Jain also said that there have been 17,386 positive cases up till now in Delhi.
“As many as 1,106 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the last 24 hours in Delhi. At least 7,846 people have recovered so far and 351 of them recovered on Thursday,” he said.
There have been 398 deaths recorded so far in the national capital due to Covid-19," said Jain. The health minister also informed that the health bulletin will reflect 82 new deaths out of which 13 were reported in the last 24 hours while the rest 69 deaths have happened in the course of the last 34 days.
Jain advised everyone to be cautious of the disease. "We should practice social distancing, wear masks, and wash our hands with soap and water. Isolate yourself in a room to recover if you think you are infected. Although it takes two weeks to recover but most of the people are recovering without any medical intervention," he added.
“We get a lot of panic calls too. But if the symptoms are not severe and you are overall asymptomatic, you should confine yourself to an isolated room and quarantine yourself. Other family members should maintain a safe distance and keep their homes (and self) sanitized,” Jain said.
He also informed that the health bulletin will reflect 82 deaths out of which 13 were reported in the last 24 hours while the rest 69 deaths occurred in the course of the last 34 days.
