Delhi To Increase ICU Beds To Tackle Massive Active Covid Cases Surge

The tweet comes hours after the Centre said that Delhi - if taken as a single district - is among the 10 districts with most active cases.

The number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds for severe coronavirus patients in Delhi will be increased in a few hospitals to tackle the Covid upsurge, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on Tuesday."In view of COVID situation developing in Delhi, the number of normal and ICU beds reserved for COVID are being increased in a few hospitals. This will improve bed availability. We are keeping close watch and will take all steps necessary. There is nothing to worry. But please follow all precautions," he tweeted today.  In view of COVID situation developing in Del, no of normal n ICU beds reserved for COVID is being increased in a few hospitals. This will improve bed availabilityWe r keeping close watch and will take all steps necessary. There is nothing to worry. But pl follow all precautions The tweet comes hours after the centre said that Delhi - if taken as a single district - is among the 10 districts with most active cases. At a press conference, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the 10 districts with maximum active cases are - Pune (59,475), Mumbai (46,248), Nagpur (45,322), Thane (35,264), Nashik (26,553), Aurangabad (21,282), Bengaluru Urban (16,259), Nanded (15,171), Delhi (8,032) and Ahmednagar (7,952).