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‘Shortage of ICU beds, oxygen in hospitals’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

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‘Shortage of ICU beds, oxygen in hospitals’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

‘Shortage of ICU beds, oxygen in hospitals’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the positivity rate of Covid-19 tests in the national capital has increased to 30 per cent from 24 per cent in the last 24 hours.

He also requested the Central government to reserve at least 7,000 hospital beds for Covid patients in the city.

Addressing a press conference, the Chief Minister said, "Around 25,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours.

The major concern is the positivity rate that has increased to 30 per cent from 24 per cent in the last 24 hours.

The cases are rising very fast.

The beds are getting exhausted very quickly.

There has been a shortage of ICU beds.

There are less than 100 ICU beds are left in Delhi.

There is a shortage of oxygen too." Watch the full video for more.


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