The hospital was the first nodal healthcare centre in Delhi for COVID-19 treatment. (File)
Gearing up for a possible worsening situation in tackling COVID-19, the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) has acquired refrigerated containers to keep bodies as the mortuary in the hospital has limited capacity.
These refrigerated containers have a capacity to store at least 12 bodies at a time, while the hospital's mortuary has a capacity to accommodate about 18 bodies.
Dr Minakshi Bhardwaj, medical superintendent of RML hospital said, "The refrigerated containers have been bought as a precautionary measure to keep bodies if needed. Our hospital mortuary has the capacity to keep 18 bodies."
The hospital was the first nodal healthcare centre in Delhi for COVID-19 treatment since January.
A senior official at the hospital informed that so far there have been 172 deaths related to coronavirus infection.
"The hospital has reported over 1400 admissions to date (including suspected)," the official said.
World
67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.
India
4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
In India, there are 4,50,19,214 confirmed cases including 5,33,402 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,919 and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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