Photos: Over 4000 hospital beds vacant in Delhi for first time in four weeks
Delhi on May 12 evening had over 4,000 ward beds and 98 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, earmarked for Covid-19 patients, vacant for the first time since the second week of April when coronavirus cases had started rising rapidly. Doctors also said that not only has the supply of oxygen been streamlined, the requirement has also gone down in Delhi. Of the total 23,345 hospital beds in Delhi, 4,682 were vacant as on May 12 evening, putting the occupancy rate at 79.9%. Of the 5,911 ICU beds, 98 were vacant, putting the occupancy at 98.3%.
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A view inside the Covid-19 Care Centre built near GTB hospital, in New Delhi, on May 10. Delhi on May 12 evening had over 4,000 ward beds and 98 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, earmarked for Covid-19 patients, vacant for the first time since the second week of April when coronavirus cases had started rising rapidly, HT reported.(HT Photo)
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Workers setting up a 500-bed Covid-19 Care Centre at Ramlila Maidan in front of LNJP hospital, in New Delhi, on May 11. Delhi has added over 7,000 beds for Covid-19 patients since the second week of April, of which nearly 2,000 were ICU beds, according to the data on the government’s Delhi Corona app.(Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)
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A resident doctor treating patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), looks at a patient's x-ray scan, at Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi, on May 1. Of the total 23,345 hospital beds in Delhi, 4,682 were vacant as on May 12 evening, putting the occupancy rate at 79.9%. Of the 5,911 ICU beds, 98 were vacant, putting the occupancy at 98.3%, HT reported.(Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)
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Health workers at the 500 ICU bed Covid-19 Care Centre at Ramlila Maidan opposite GTB hospital in New Delhi, on May 11. In comparison, on the evening of April 16, only 443 of the 3,989 ICU beds for Covid-19 patients were vacant, putting the vacancy at 87.9%, HT reported.(Kamal Kishore / PTI)
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