Delhi reported 53 Covid-19 infections on Sunday, while the number of active cases in the city dropped to 513, according to data shared by the health department.
With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city climbed to 14,37,091. Of this, over 14.11 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death toll now stands at 25,069. There was no death reported on Sunday due to the disease.
As per the bulletin the positivity rate stands at 0.08 per cent and there are 513 active cases of the disease in Delhi at present. Out of 513 active cases, 169 of them are under home-isolation, it said.
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, Health Minister Satyendar Jain had said last week. 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.
According to officials, around 160 PSA oxygen generation plants with a total capacity of 148.11 metric tonnes are being installed at various government and private hospitals in the city. While 66 plants are being installed in Delhi government hospitals, 10 are being set up in central government hospitals and 84 in private healthcare facilities.
Forty-five PSA plants with a capacity of 55.46 MT have already been commissioned. Eighteen such plants of 21.06 MT capacity will be commissioned by August 15, according to health department officials. However, the tardy supply of COVID-19 vaccines is a cause of concern, the officials said.
A graded response system has been started out by the government to take decisions at the right time against the next possible corona wave.