Delhi records 306 daily deaths on Thursday
April 23, 2021
Test positivity rate jumps to 36%
The national capital Delhi recorded 306 Covid-19 related deaths on Thursday (last 24 hours) the highest ever daily count since the beginning of the pandemic last year. There were 249 Covid-19 related deaths on Wednesday, according to official data.
As many as 26,169 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Tuesday, taking the total cases to 9,56,348, the Delhi state health bulletin released on Thursday evening showed.
The test positivity rate of new cases jumped to an alarming level of 36.24 per cent, the highest till now. This indicates that 36 persons out of every hundred tested are turning Covid positive.
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday said that no restriction shall be imposed on the movement of Medical Oxygen between the state and transport authorities shall be instructed to accordingly allow free inter-state movement of oxygen-carrying vehicles.
Centre Allows Free Movement Of Oxygen Amid Row Between States Over Supply Blockage
The order by the Centre was issued under the stringent Disaster Management Act 2005 in the wake of reports that some states blocked supply of medical oxygen to other states. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-22T17:40:30+05:30 Centre Allows Free Movement Of Oxygen Amid Row Between States Over Supply Blockage outlookindia.com 2021-04-22T17:56:05+05:30
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The Union Home Ministry on Thursday said there should be no restriction on the movement of medical oxygen between the states and transport authorities shall be instructed to accordingly allow free inter-state movement of oxygen carrying vehicles.
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Noida s Kailash Hospital has reported shortage of oxygen.
One of Noida s leading hospitals, Kailash Hospital has sounded an alert regarding oxygen supply. The hospital administration said on Thursday afternoon that only a few hours of oxygen is left and sought the district administration s help.Â
The hospital was forced to stop admission of new Covid patients due to scarcity of oxygen.Â
Dr Ritu Bohra, Group Director, Medical Kailash Hospital, said that the District Administration has been apprised of the situation. We ve 4 hospitals in Gautam Buddh Nagar, crisis in all. We ve been told we ll receive supply after next 36 hrs. We ve stopped admissions, Dr Bohra said.Â