<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday felicitated a 57-year-old man who was the 1000th person to be discharged from a dedicated Covid-19 facility of the city government, officials said.</p>.<p>The man (name withheld), a resident of Uttam Nagar, was discharged from the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) on July 3 along with his wife who had also contracted Covid-19.</p>.<p>"CM Kejriwal felicitated our 1000th patient to mark the milestone, and the recovered patient's wife was also present on the occasion," Director RGSSH, Dr B L Sherwal said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-bengal-up-gujarat-andhra-see-record-single-day-spike-in-cases-indias-tally-crosses-692-lakh-856206.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></strong></p>.<p>The chief minister also inaugurated the expanded ICU facility.</p>.<p> "The number of ICU beds for coronavirus patients has now been expanded from 45 to 200," he said.</p>.<p>Besides, Kejriwal via video-conferencing facility, also exhorted Covid-19 patients who are recovering at the RGSSH to donate plasma once they fully recover, Sherwal said.</p>.<p>RGSSH was one of the first government-run facilities to have been converted to a dedicated Covid-19 hospital.</p>.<p>Health Minister Satyendar Jain was last month admitted first at RGSSH for undergoing treatment for Covid-19.</p>
<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday felicitated a 57-year-old man who was the 1000th person to be discharged from a dedicated Covid-19 facility of the city government, officials said.</p>.<p>The man (name withheld), a resident of Uttam Nagar, was discharged from the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) on July 3 along with his wife who had also contracted Covid-19.</p>.<p>"CM Kejriwal felicitated our 1000th patient to mark the milestone, and the recovered patient's wife was also present on the occasion," Director RGSSH, Dr B L Sherwal said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-bengal-up-gujarat-andhra-see-record-single-day-spike-in-cases-indias-tally-crosses-692-lakh-856206.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></strong></p>.<p>The chief minister also inaugurated the expanded ICU facility.</p>.<p> "The number of ICU beds for coronavirus patients has now been expanded from 45 to 200," he said.</p>.<p>Besides, Kejriwal via video-conferencing facility, also exhorted Covid-19 patients who are recovering at the RGSSH to donate plasma once they fully recover, Sherwal said.</p>.<p>RGSSH was one of the first government-run facilities to have been converted to a dedicated Covid-19 hospital.</p>.<p>Health Minister Satyendar Jain was last month admitted first at RGSSH for undergoing treatment for Covid-19.</p>