Chief Secretary for Health, Medicine and Family Welfare Anil Kumar Singhal said the state’s supply of oxygen to hospitals has increased in recent days, with 491 tons of liquid oxygen being delivered to COVID-19 patients last day.
At a press conference on Saturday, he said that after several requests, the central government had also increased the allocation for the state from 480 tons to 590 tons. He said the state has asked the center to provide more care and also to provide it from factories near the state for easy transportation as the needs of hospitals increase daily.
In addition, the state government has issued tenders for the supply of liquid oxygen and a response is awaited. The state is ready to import oxygen. The 25 state-bought cryotankers will be reached in three weeks, he said.
More COVID hospitals
The number of hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in the state rose to 662, and there are 7,065 intensive care beds and 23,585 oxygen beds as of Saturday afternoon. Up to 6,300 intensive care beds and 21,950 oxygen beds were occupied, and the number of patients in COVID care centers rose to 14,784.
Mr Singhal said there have been no complaints of a shortage of remdesivir from private hospitals and that 15,476 doses have been delivered to them in the past 24 hours as per requirements.