<p>Civic-run Hindu Rao Hospital is likely to be converted into a dedicated Covid-19 facility again, in the wake of a massive surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital in the last several days, sources said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The 980-bed hospital, which is the largest municipal hospital in Delhi, was designated as a coronavirus facility on June 14, when the city was under the first wave of the spread of the infection.</p>.<p>However, on October 13 it was removed from the list of such facilities, in view of its low occupancy.</p>.<p>With the capital city now under the third wave of the spread of Covid-19, the hospital is likely to be converted into a dedicated facility once again, sources said.</p>.<p>North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash on Tuesday afternoon inspected the hospital and took stock of the situation there.</p>.<p>The Centre after a high-level meeting here recently had announced a slew of steps, including making available 300 additional ICU beds, doubling the number of daily RT-PCR tests and a house-to-house survey in the national capital, to check the spiralling numbers of cases in Delhi.</p>.<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that some of the hospitals under the municipal corporations of Delhi will be converted into dedicated Covid-19 hospitals. </p>.<p>The National Centre for Disease Control, in a report drafted recently, had warned that Delhi needed to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh Covid-19 cases per day, taking into account winter-related respiratory problems, a large influx of patients from outside and festive gatherings.</p>.<p>Delhi recorded 3,797 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.89 lakh, even as 99 new fatalities pushed the toll to 7,713, authorities said.</p>.<p>The highest single-day spike till date here -- 8,593 cases -- was recorded on November 11 when 85 fatalities were also recorded.</p>.<p>Delhi has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since October 28 when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time and it crossed the 8,000-mark on Wednesday.</p>.<p>On Thursday, 104 deaths, the highest in over five months, were recorded in the city.</p>
<p>Civic-run Hindu Rao Hospital is likely to be converted into a dedicated Covid-19 facility again, in the wake of a massive surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital in the last several days, sources said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The 980-bed hospital, which is the largest municipal hospital in Delhi, was designated as a coronavirus facility on June 14, when the city was under the first wave of the spread of the infection.</p>.<p>However, on October 13 it was removed from the list of such facilities, in view of its low occupancy.</p>.<p>With the capital city now under the third wave of the spread of Covid-19, the hospital is likely to be converted into a dedicated facility once again, sources said.</p>.<p>North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash on Tuesday afternoon inspected the hospital and took stock of the situation there.</p>.<p>The Centre after a high-level meeting here recently had announced a slew of steps, including making available 300 additional ICU beds, doubling the number of daily RT-PCR tests and a house-to-house survey in the national capital, to check the spiralling numbers of cases in Delhi.</p>.<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that some of the hospitals under the municipal corporations of Delhi will be converted into dedicated Covid-19 hospitals. </p>.<p>The National Centre for Disease Control, in a report drafted recently, had warned that Delhi needed to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh Covid-19 cases per day, taking into account winter-related respiratory problems, a large influx of patients from outside and festive gatherings.</p>.<p>Delhi recorded 3,797 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.89 lakh, even as 99 new fatalities pushed the toll to 7,713, authorities said.</p>.<p>The highest single-day spike till date here -- 8,593 cases -- was recorded on November 11 when 85 fatalities were also recorded.</p>.<p>Delhi has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since October 28 when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time and it crossed the 8,000-mark on Wednesday.</p>.<p>On Thursday, 104 deaths, the highest in over five months, were recorded in the city.</p>