Arvind Kejriwal said Delhi has 20000 New Beds at present
Reportedly with the number of novel coronavirus rising rapidly in the national capital, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in delhi is staring at a towering task i.e. to arrange 60,000 beds in just 1.5 months. Speaking to reporters today, deputy chief minister manish Sisodia said the government has estimated that the total number of Covid-19 cases in delhi will rise to 5.5 lakh by July 31.He said this means the government would then require 80,000 beds to handle these cases.
This statement comes two days after delhi chief minister arvind kejriwal, in a virtual press conference, said there are about 20,000 beds available in delhi at present. He said 10,000 of these beds are in hospitals run by the delhi government, while an equal number are available at hospitals run by the central government in Delhi.This means in a span of just 52 days, the delhi government will have to arrange at least 60,000 beds to be able to treat Covid-19 patients in the city.
As per the projections made by the delhi government, the city is likely to have 44,000 cases by june 15. It would require 6,600 beds to treat them. By june 30, the estimation is that cases would rise to 1 lakh and the city would need 15,000 beds. The number of cases is estimated to balloon to 2.25 lakh by July 15, requiring 33,000 beds. And, by July 31, delhi is projected to have 5.5 lakh cases. To handle this gigantic caseload, authorities would need 80,000 beds, the government's projection say. additional beds is not the only challenge that the delhi government data-faces. If these projections hold true, the city would require an army of health workers to be able to cater to the new patients. Besides this, the delhi government will also have to arrange sufficient oxygen supplies, ventilators, and ICU beds to meet the mammoth challenge of treating fresh cases.