NEW DELHI : On May 4, India entered its third but more relaxed phase of lockdown till May 17. However, the number of covid-19 cases in 24 hours time has increased threefold in the last few days with a few states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi seeing an extra requirement of ventilators, in comparison with the national percentage.
But why is it so? The Union Health Ministry, on Friday, said, 1.1 per cent people are on ventilators. But barely 12 days ago, only 0.36 per cent needed ventilator support.
That clearly shows a rising need for ventilators as the overall active cases of covid-19 seem to be heading upwards. As on Friday, 37,916 people in India were under active medical supervision for covid-19.