321 ICU, oxygenated beds added in Delhi this week to deal with rising COVID-19 cases: MHA officials

As part of efforts to ramp up Delhi's medical infrastructure to deal with rising coronavirus cases, a total of 205 ICU beds and 116 oxygenated beds were ded in various hospitals in national capital this week, Union Home Ministry officials said on Friday.

As many as 120 ventilators have also arrived from Bharat Electronics Limited in Bangalore to be given to various hospitals, while authorities have enhanced capacity of daily RT-PCR tests in Delhi to 37,200.

Since vember 16, ditional 205 ICU beds have been ded in hospitals belonging to central and Delhi governments and private facilities, an official of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.

Altoger 116 oxygenated beds were also ded.

Following an visory, Uttar Presh government has also directed survey of all private hospitals situated in NCR districts like Gautam Buddh Nagar (ida) and Ghaziab to kw ir capacity and facilities y are offering to COVID-19 patients, official said.

Delhi government has also launched a door-to-door survey to detect possible coronavirus patients.

On Thursday, a total of 30,735 RT-PCR tests were conducted in Delhi and number of RT-PCR tests carried out on vember 15 was just 12,055.

Delhi's health infrastructure has started improving after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on vember 15 and gave 12 instructions after Delhi saw a fresh spike in COVID-19 cases.

spurt in coronavirus cases in Delhi has been witnessed since October 28 when daily caselo breached 5,000-mark for first time and it crossed 8,000-mark on vember 11.

Delhi recorded 7,546 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking infection tally in national capital to over 5.1 lakh, even as 98 more fatalities pushed death toll to 8,041.

rise in coronavirus cases in Delhi was attributed to festive season, n-compliance of COVID-19-appropriate behaviours and rising pollution.