No ICU, ventilator beds available in G’gram, 22 oxygen beds left

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With the surge in cases, there has been an acute shortage of beds for Covid patients in Gurugram.

As per the district administration 'covidggn' portal, till 7.33 pm on Thursday, there were no ICU beds and ventilator beds available while only 22 oxygen beds were available in the district.

The City’s top hospitals, both private and government, have got no ICU, ventilator beds to admit new patients.

Officials, however, have assured that they are making every effort to increase the number of beds in Gurugram district.

According to the administration's covidggn.com portal 22 oxygen beds are available at ESI hospital located in Sector-9 Gurugram.

Gurugram has recorded its highest-ever single-day spike in Covid cases, with 3,553 people testing positive on Thursday. The number of active cases of the infection has now crossed 18,000.

According to the daily bulletin issued by the district health department, the district now has 18,120 active Covid cases, of which 17,068 are in home isolation.

The district's COVID toll has reached 401 including ten deaths on Thursday, the district highest one-day tall so far.

Officials on Monday, however, said arrangements are being made to increase the bed capacity of the district, and also offered reassurance that both oxygen and Remdesivir are available in sufficient quantities.

A meeting was chaired by Additional Chief Secretary of the Government of Haryana T C Gupta with nodal officers for various Covid-related duties in the district on Monday. Officials later said a plan has been discussed to increase beds available in government facilities from 200 to 800.

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