Delhi govt data shows Covid deaths down 44% from June

government’s RML Hospital dropped from 81% in June to 58% in July. At Safdarjung Hospital – another central government facility – the number of deaths vis-a-vis total admissions dropped from 40% in June to 31% in July. In Lok Nayak Hospital — Delhi government’s largest Covid hospital — the figure dropped from 28% in early June to 16% in early July, the analysis showed. At the Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, the figure was 6% in early June and 7% in early July.

“The CM’S efforts and direct monitoring have rebuilt public confidence in Delhi government hospitals, which have been at the forefront of this turnaround. The chief minister has directed the best performing and worst forming hospitals to analyse their system and suggest specific interventions if needed,” Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said.

Jain said increased testing in the city has ensured that suspected Covid-19 patients can access testing facilities easily without losing time or developing severe symptoms. “This is a reason why fewer people died within 24 hours and four days of being admitted in a hospital.

“The Covid mobile application further ensured patients could easily find a bed in a hospital of their liking – be it private or government – without running around multiple hospitals and losing precious time in the process,” said Jain, adding that in the Corresponding periods, the total Covid-19 beds in Delhi hospitals increased from 3,700 to 15,000.

On Sunday, Delhi reported 1,075 Covid-19 cases, taking the city’s cases so far to 130,606. “Today, Delhi reaches 10th position. People are recovering and No of active cases are steadily going down,” the CM tweeted, sharing a list of the states with the number of active Covid-19 cases.

Dr Jacob John, former professor of virology at the Christian Medical College in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore, said: “Other states should follow Delhi’s example in the areas of increased tests, distribution of pulse oximeters, focusing on ambulance fleet, ICU beds and developing an interface for Covid bed availability. Delhi, however, could have done better in terms of saving more lives if it had taken the same measures at least two months in advance.”

The Delhi government and the n central government have five Covid-19-dedicated hospitals each. There are about 115 private hospitals in the city with Covid-19-dedicated wards at different scales.

On Sunday, Delhi reported 1,075 n

Covid-19 cases, taking the city’s cases so far to 130,606

“Other states should follow Delhi’s example in the areas of increased tests, distribution of pulse oximeters, focusing on ambulance fleet, ICU beds and developing an interface for

Covid bed availability.”