As many as 20 fresh Coronavirus cases were reported in the national Capital on Monday while the positivity rate stands at 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by the health department of the Delhi Government.
According to the bulletin one death was also recorded on Monday due to the viral disease. “The total number of fatalities stands at 25,081, while the cumulative case tally has reached 1437736. At least 51387 tests, including 41577 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests, were conducted in the last 24 hours,” it said.
As per the bulletin, out of 12,015 available beds in hospitals, 266 are occupied as on Monday while the rest are vacant. As many as 14,12,280 people have either been discharged, have recovered or migrated out, it added.
In order to deal with the possible third Covid-19 wave, the Delhi Government has taken a number of measures including doubling the number of ‘Intensive Care Unit’ (ICU) beds since the last wave. The city Government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of the pandemic in April-May.
The Delhi Government has also decided to create over 6,800 new intensive care unit (ICU) beds at seven facilities over the next six months.
