Kerala, the God’s own country,  has increased its production of oxygen from 99.39 metric tonnes in April last year to 219 metric tonnes in April this year

In a press meet Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that in the present situation we require 74.25 metric tonne oxygen and 219.22 metric tonne is being produced in Kerala. He said that there is around 50 per cent occupancy in government hospital's ICU beds for both COVID and non-COVID patients. As per the union health ministry update on Saturday, 22,757 COVID-19 cases and 27 deaths were reported in Kerala in the past 24 hours.

Earlier, this week, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted, "Kerala is set to tackle 2nd wave of  COVID19. Universal vaccination, specialised hospitals, enough ICUs & ventilators, and adequate O2 supply are essential in this battle. Increased O2 stock/day from 99.39MT in 04/20 to 219MT in 04/21. Hiked production from 50L/min to 1250L/min."

Now today CM Pinarayi Vijayan reiterated that vaccines should be provided free of cost by the Centre, as the daily number of Covid positive cases reaching record highs in the state.

The state today witnessed 28,447 turned Covid positive, an all-time high in the state from 1,30,617 samples sent for testing in the past 24 hours.

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