Gujarat government has ordered 100 per cent use of all oxygen produced in the state for the health sector. This was announced by the Chief Minister Vijay Rupani last evening. He said that the state labor department and police will ensure that all oxygen produced in the state will be utilized only for the health sector. He said that the government has added 18,000 Covid beds in the last 15 days and 8,000 more beds will be added in the coming days. Meanwhile, the surge of new cases of&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;is continuing in the state. AIR correspondent reports, Gujarat has recorded 8152 new cases of&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;yesterday. Maximum 2631 new cases reported from Ahmedabad, while Surat recorded 1551 new cases. 3023 patients recovered and were discharged from the various hospitals. 81 patients lost their lives yesterday.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">With these, the death toll due to&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;in the state has reached up to 5076. Gujarat has now 44298 active cases at present, out of which 267 patients are on ventilator. Meanwhile, 1 lakh 49 thousand 507 persons were vaccinated in the state yesterday.</span><br />
News On AIR | April 16, 2021 8:31 AM
Gujarat govt orders 100 per cent use of all oxygen produced in state for health sector