Delhi’s positivity rate falls to 14%, Oxygen demand additionally down
The nationwide capital has reported 10,400 new Covid circumstances within the final 24 hours, the bottom since April 20, when the town had reported 28,395 circumstances, well being officers mentioned right here on Thursday.
More importantly, Delhi’s each day Covid positivity rate has additionally come down to 14 per cent, the bottom since April 22, when the positivity rate was at its peak at 36 per cent.
Meanwhile, the capital’s each day oxygen demand which had gone up to 700 metric tonnes per day, now has lowered to 582 MT as variety of vital Covid sufferers has decreased in lots of hospitals.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia mentioned on Thursday that two weeks again with a surge in each day constructive circumstances there was a disaster for beds and oxygen, for which the Centre gave sufficient help and oxygen provide for hospitals was resumed.
“The Centre has fixed Delhi’s daily oxygen quota – 590 metric tonnes, however, as of now Delhi has only 582 metric tonnes of oxygen. And therefore, being the responsible state government, I would urge the Centre to allocate Delhi’s extra oxygen to other states that are facing oxygen shortage to save the lives of people,” Sisodia mentioned whereas addressing a digital press convention on Thursday.
Delhi has been witnessing a lower within the variety of each day circumstances and the positivity rate since final one week. The each day positivity rate step by step declined from 36 per cent on April 22 to 14 per cent on Thursday.
The each day circumstances within the metropolis had surged up to over 28,000 that had the well being system reeling beneath the affect and other people have been gasping for oxygen out and in of the hospitals. Delhi had reported 13,287 new circumstances on Wednesday and the positivity rate was at 17.03 per cent.
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