Delhi reported 38 Covid-19 infections and four deaths on Tuesday, while the number of active cases in the city dropped to 471, according to data shared by the health department.
According to the data, out of 513 active cases, 169 of them are under home-isolation. The overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1437156. Of this, over 14.11 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death toll now stands at 25,073, it said.
As per the bulletin the positivity rate stands at 0.07 per cent. As per the bulletin, out of 12063 available beds in hospitals, 274 are occupied as on Tuesday while the rest are vacant.At least 53345 tests, including 28343 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests, were conducted in the last 24 hours, it said.
The Delhi Government has taken a number of measures to deal with the possible third Covid-19 wave. The measures include 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.
According to Delhi government 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.