‘491 tonnes of oxygen supplied to hospitals in a day’
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Health, Medical and Family Welfare Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Singhal has mentioned that the oxygen provide to hospitals by the State elevated in the previous a number of days and in the previous day, 491 tonnes of liquid oxygen for COVID-19 sufferers has been supplied.
Addressing a press convention on Saturday, he mentioned that the Central authorities additionally elevated the allocation for the State from 480 tonnes to 590 tonnes after a number of requests. He mentioned that the State had requested the Centre to present extra provide and likewise guarantee it from the vegetation close to to the State for straightforward transportation because the requirement by hospitals was rising each day.
Further, the State authorities additionally referred to as tenders for the provision of liquid oxygen and the response is awaited. The State is prepared to import oxygen. The 25 cryogenic tankers bought by the State will attain in three weeks, he mentioned.
More COVID hospitals
The quantity of hospitals treating COVID-19 sufferers elevated to 662 in the State and there are 7,065 ICU beds and 23,585 oxygen beds as of Saturday afternoon. As many as 6,300 ICU beds and 21,950 oxygen beds had been occupied and the quantity of sufferers in COVID Care Centres elevated to 14,784.
Mr. Singhal mentioned that there have been no complaints of scarcity of Remdesivir from non-public hospitals and in the previous 24 hours 15,476 doses had been supplied to them as per the requirement.
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