Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said that Delhi has around 1000 ICU beds available currently as around 1,500 non-ICU beds and more than 500 ICU beds were added over the last few days. The availability of beds is mentioned in the Delhi Corona app, he said.
He also said that 30% of the COVID-19 patients admitted to Delhi hospitals are from other states.“People coming from outside prefer private hospitals. They make up their mind in advance. These patients go directly to these four-five hospitals they have heard of such as Max, Apollo and Fortis. That’s why ICU beds at these hospitals are full,” Jain said. 1,500 such patients are in the ICU facility of private hospitals currently.
The minister also added that the government authorities have been collecting data of non-resident patients separately.
