<p>Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Covid-19 situation in Delhi is under control and the recovery rate is improving.</p>.<p>Speaking at the inauguration of a hospital in Ambedkar Nagar, he said in case the situation takes a turn for the worse, the government is fully prepared to deal with it.</p>.<p>Delhi's Covid-19 case count stood at 1,44,127 on Saturday, according to government data.</p>.<p>"The (Covid-19) situation is under control. All parameters are good, recovery rate is improving, positivity ratio and deaths have reduced," Kejriwal said.</p>.<p>He said the inauguration of the hospital is a step towards strengthening the health infrastructure in the city.</p>.<p>"We have gradually increased the number of Covid-19 beds," he added.</p>.<p>"The hospital was conceived in 2013. It is a 600-bed hospital. We are inaugurating the first 200 beds which will be used for the treatment of Covid-19 patients," Kejriwal said at the launch event.</p>.<p>"I pray to God that these 200 beds are not needed in the future... we never get to a situation where we have to use these beds. But even if the situation becomes bad again, we are fully prepared to deal with it," he said.</p>.<p>Kejriwal said the rest of the beds and ICUs will become operational within a month-and-a-half.</p>.<p>"This hospital was scheduled to begin operations after a few months, but it has been inaugurated today. I want to thank and congratulate engineers, doctors, and all the people for their efforts in making this 200-bed hospital available for the people of Delhi," he said.</p>.<p>On July 25, Kejriwal had inaugurated a 450-bed hospital in Burari. The hospital will eventually have a total of 700 beds.</p>.<p>There were 10,667 active Covid-19 cases in Delhi on Saturday, while the death toll stood at 4,098, the government data showed. </p>
<p>Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Covid-19 situation in Delhi is under control and the recovery rate is improving.</p>.<p>Speaking at the inauguration of a hospital in Ambedkar Nagar, he said in case the situation takes a turn for the worse, the government is fully prepared to deal with it.</p>.<p>Delhi's Covid-19 case count stood at 1,44,127 on Saturday, according to government data.</p>.<p>"The (Covid-19) situation is under control. All parameters are good, recovery rate is improving, positivity ratio and deaths have reduced," Kejriwal said.</p>.<p>He said the inauguration of the hospital is a step towards strengthening the health infrastructure in the city.</p>.<p>"We have gradually increased the number of Covid-19 beds," he added.</p>.<p>"The hospital was conceived in 2013. It is a 600-bed hospital. We are inaugurating the first 200 beds which will be used for the treatment of Covid-19 patients," Kejriwal said at the launch event.</p>.<p>"I pray to God that these 200 beds are not needed in the future... we never get to a situation where we have to use these beds. But even if the situation becomes bad again, we are fully prepared to deal with it," he said.</p>.<p>Kejriwal said the rest of the beds and ICUs will become operational within a month-and-a-half.</p>.<p>"This hospital was scheduled to begin operations after a few months, but it has been inaugurated today. I want to thank and congratulate engineers, doctors, and all the people for their efforts in making this 200-bed hospital available for the people of Delhi," he said.</p>.<p>On July 25, Kejriwal had inaugurated a 450-bed hospital in Burari. The hospital will eventually have a total of 700 beds.</p>.<p>There were 10,667 active Covid-19 cases in Delhi on Saturday, while the death toll stood at 4,098, the government data showed. </p>