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  • Hospitals may use Covid beds for dengue patients: Delhi govt
  • Delhi has reported over 1,000 cases of dengue this year
  • 665 were recorded in the first 23 days of this month alone

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Hospitals may use beds reserved for Covid cases for dengue patients: Delhi govt

The order came in the wake of surge in cases of dengue in the capital

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53
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Hospitals may use beds reserved for Covid cases for dengue patients: Delhi govt

Delhi government has said that hospitals may use one-third of the beds reserved for coronavirus patients for those suffering from vector-borne diseases, if the need arises.

Out of 10,594 beds for COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the national capital, only 164 are occupied, according to news agency PTI.

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The order came in the wake of surge in cases of dengue in the capital.

Delhi has reported over 1,000 cases of dengue this year, with more than 280 cases logged in the last week, according to a civic report released on Monday.

Of the total number of dengue cases this season, 665 were recorded in the first 23 days of this month alone.

The city recorded its first death due to the vector-borne disease this season on October 18.

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