27 deaths, 1,692 fresh cases in HP
33 in Lahaul-spiti and 21 in Kinnaur.
Six deaths were reported in Kangra, five each in Mandi and Shimla, three each in Solan and Una, two in Sirmaur and one each in Kullu and Hamirpur.
Meanwhile, active cases in the state have reached 14, 326 and recoveries reached 73,478.
Kangra is the worst-hit district with a caseload of 15,257, followed by Shimla where 13,759 people have been infected so far and Mandi with 13,080 cases.
SHIMLA: In view of the rapidly spreading Covid-19 infections, Himachal Pradesh government has asked all oxygen plants in the state to ramp up production. The state has also banned the use of liquid oxygen for nonmedical purposes.
The state has eight oxygen plants, spread across Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur and Una, with a total production capacity of 3, 800 cylinders that include both D-type jumbo-sized cylinders and B-type medium-sized cylinders.
The state government officials are set to hold a meeting with the manufactures in Baddi soon. There are currently three oxygen plants in Baddi, which include Inox, Himalaya and Indo gases. “We have asked all oxygen plants to ramp up production.
Right now, there is no shortage of oxygen,” said state drug controller Navneet Marwah.
Health minister Rajiv Saizal said, “Efforts are on to arrange more oxygen. The state’s production is 42.7 metric tonnes while the present consumption is 22.13 metric tonnes.”
The government has also set up an oxygen plant at Deen