Delhi govt orders 28 ventilators, 435 oxygen concentrators (Ld)
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) As the national capital gears up to deal with the increasing number of coronavirus cases, the Delhi Health Department has ordered 30,000 PPE kits, 3.5 lakh N-95 masks, 28 ventilators and 435 oxygen concentrators.
In a statement, the Raj Niwas said that Secretary (Health) presented the ‘Situational Analysis of COVID-19 in Delhi’ to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. “It was informed that up to May 25, there are 14,053 confirmed cases in Delhi out of which 6,771 patients were recovered or discharged or migrated. It was further informed that the Case Fatality Rate in Delhi is 1.96 per cent in comparison to the national average of 2.57 per cent,” it added.
It said the Lt. Governor was also informed about the status of lab reporting.”It was apprised that as on May 25, total 34 labs are functional for COVID-19 test, total cumulative test done till dates are 1,74,469 and positivity rate as on May 25 was 8.06 per cent.”
About COVID logistics, it was informed that adequate supply of medical essentials has been ensured and more ventilators are being procured. “The Lt. Governor was also informed about the status of dedicated COVID hospitals and availability of beds in Delhi. At present 4,462 beds, 429 ICU, 343 ventilators and 2,632 oxygen supported beds are available in the COVID hospitals.”
Delhi has 19 COVID Care Centres (CCC) are functional in Delhi with capacity of 5,716.
“The Health Department had ordered 30,000 PPE kits (50,000 PPE in stock), 3.5 lakh N95 Masks, 28 Ventilators and 435 Oxygen Concentrators,” it added. The Secretary (Health) also informed Baijal about the recent steps taken by the Health Department to contain COVID-19 which includes augmenting bed capacity by 25 per cent in private hospitals with more than 50 beds, 20 per cent bed capacity earmarked for Covid in these private hospitals, contacting the Covid positive patients on the same day of the result, daily health monitoring of the Home Isolated Covid positive patients and augmenting the isolation beds in Covid Care Centres.
“The Lt. Governor directed the Health Department to closely review the capacity building of medical infrastructure and remove bottlenecks immediately. He advised that the trend of the last 10-15 days should be analysed for future management.”
Baijal also advised for monitoring of containment zones on a dynamic basis for focused action.
“He instructed concerned authorities to strictly follow guidelines of MoHFW (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) regarding home quarantine/discharge, etc and inform people regularly through IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities for confidence building. He also stressed on IEC and surveillance measures to contain the spread of COVID-19,” the Raj Niwas said.
Also, the government has decided to provide real time information about the availability of COVID beds in hospitals in the public domain. “The Lt. Governor urged people to use Aarogya Setu mobile app for prevention and contact tracing and keep themselves safe from COVID-19,” it added.
–IANS
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