As coronavirus cases in Delhi continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Arvind Kejriwal government on Tuesday ordered over 20 private hospitals to increase the number of dedicated COVID-19 beds by 20%, taking the number from 1,441 to 3,456. An official order was issued by Vikram Dev Dutt, Principal Secretary, Health Department on Tuesday which directed the hospitals to admit COVID-19 patients as per "revised allocation of beds" and to "update on Delhi corona app immediately". Governor Anil Baijal about the present availability of beds, the government said that 8,821 hospital beds, 582 ICU beds, and 468 ventilator beds are available in COVID-19 hospitals in Delhi at present. At least 500 additional beds in government hospitals have also been also reserved for coronavirus patients. Baijal observed that if the surge in COVID-19 cases continues unabated then at least 80,000 beds will be required by the end of July.

Source: dna June 10, 2020 02:26 UTC