Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday stated round 25,500 new COVID-19 circumstances have been reported in Delhi and the positivity price has elevated to just about 30 per cent within the final 24 hours.

He additionally stated that the Delhi authorities has sought the Centre’s assist in making certain satisfactory beds and provide of oxygen for COVID-19 sufferers.

Lower than 100 ICU beds are vacant in Delhi hospitals, and the state of affairs is worsening each second, Kejriwal stated, including that he spoke to Union Residence Minister Amit Shah this morning and pressured on the necessity for making extra beds obtainable.

“We’re consistently in contact with the Centre and getting assist from it,” he stated.

The chief minister stated as a result of quick tempo of accelerating COVID-19 infections, hospital beds and oxygen for sufferers are depleting quick within the metropolis.

The Centre ought to reserve no less than 7,000 of 10,000 beds in hospitals run by it in Delhi as COVID beds and guarantee instant provide of oxygen, he stated.

The Delhi authorities in subsequent 2-3 days will give you 6,000 beds at Yamuna Sports activities Advanced, Radha Swami Satsang Beas premises and faculties. It is usually arranging excessive stream oxygen beds for the sufferers, Kejriwal added.