Lok Nayak Hospital treated highest number of COVID patients in India: Delhi Health Minister
"Lok Nayak Hospital has treated more than 20,000 covid patients since March 2020 Highest in any hospital in India, congratulation to team of Doctors, nurses and all staff for great work. We salute to you all," the minister tweeted.;
New Delhi: Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday claimed that the Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital has successfully treated over 20,000 Covid patients since March last year, the highest by any hospital in India.
He congratulated the doctors, nurses and other staff of LNJP hospital, the city government's largest healthcare facility, on their feat.
"Lok Nayak Hospital has treated more than 20,000 covid pts since March 2020 Highest in any hospital in India, congratulation to team of Drs, nurses and all staff for great work. We salute to you all," the minister tweeted.
According to the Delhi government's Corona application, there are 2,000 beds dedicated for COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Of these, 1,840 are vacant.
The national capital reported 59 cases of COVID-19, the lowest this year so far, and two deaths on Monday, as the positivity rate dipped to 0.10 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.
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