NEW DELHI : Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said 30% of the COVID-19 patients admitted to Delhi hospitals are from other states.He also said that non-residents of Delhi have been occupying most of the ICU beds in private hospitals."People coming from outside prefer private hospitals.
They make up their mind in advance. These patients go directly to these four-five hospitals they have heard of... such as Max, Apollo and Fortis.
That's why ICU beds at these hospitals are full," Jain told reporters.Most of these patients are those who seek ICU facility.
There are 1,500 such patients undergoing treatment in Delhi, he said.The minister also disclosed that the authorities have been collecting data of non-resident patients.