Delhi’s oxygen demand has fallen, surplus can be given to other states, says deputy CM

The Delhi government has written to the Centre, saying the surplus oxygen being given to the city can be supplied to other states, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday.

Sisodia said the national Capital had a requirement of 700 metric tonnes of oxygen when the number of cases was rising. He claimed that many beds in the city’s hospitals are now empty and that oxygen demand has fallen. “Looking at the bed occupancy and the present [coronavirus] admitted patients, Delhi’s requirement of oxygen has come down to 582 MT,” Sisodia said.

The deputy chief minister also thanked the Centre and the Delhi High Court for helping Delhi residents when the national Capital saw a massive surge in coronavirus cases.

He said that the daily infection has come down in Delhi. The national Capital recorded 10,400 new Covid-19 cases and the daily positivity rate stood at 14% on Thursday, according to the deputy chief minister.

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Delhi had struggled to get oxygen when the second wave of the coronavirus was at its peak, with the state and Centre taking the matter to court.

Hospitals and citizens had taken to social media to seek oxygen. The shortage had led to…

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