According to experts, type 2 respiratory failure occurs when the respiratory system cannot adequately remove carbon dioxide from the body, leading to hypercapnia.
As many as 1,375 fresh cases of Coronavirus infection with a positivity rate of 7.01 per cent have been reported from the national capital in the last 24 hours as compared to 1,118 positive cases reported on Tuesday, the Delhi Health Bulletin informed.
Delhi reported 1,354 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 7.64 per cent and one fatality due to the disease on Wednesday, according to data shared by the city health department.
It was the seventh consecutive day that the national capital recorded over 1,000 daily new cases. The infection tally in the national capital rose to 18,79,948 and the death toll was 26,172, the bulletin stated.