(Medical Oxygen Plant at AIIMS, Delhi)
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New Delhi : In a significant development, two medical oxygen plants funded by PMCARES have been installed at AIIMS, New Delhi, and RML Hospital within a week. Carried out on a war footing, the two plants were swiftly airlifted from Coimbatore and installed on May 4, 2021. Both the plants will start supply of oxygen by May 5, 2021, evening.
In order to effectively address the high surge of Covid-19 cases in the country, PMCARES has allocated funds for the installation of 500 Medical Oxygen Plants across the country. These plants are planned to be set up within 3 months. In all, five high flow medical oxygen plants will be installed at AIIMS Trauma Centre, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML), Safdarjung Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, and AIIMS, Jhajjar, Haryana, according to a PIB release.
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 16 Crore on May 5, 2021, as the Phase-3 of the nationwide Vaccination Drive expands further. India took only 109 days to achieve this milestone. In comparison, the US took 111 days while China required 116 days to achieve similar figures.
Meanwhile, 3,82,315 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. Ten States including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan, report 70.91% of the new cases. Maharashtra reported the highest daily new cases at 51,880. It is followed by Karnataka with 44,631 while Kerala reported 37,190 new cases.
The National Mortality Rate has been falling and currently stands at 1.09%. A total of 3,780 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Ten States account for 74.97% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (891). Uttar Pradesh follows with 351 daily deaths.