A day after Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa confused that Karnataka wants 1,471 tonnes of medical oxygen every day and two lakh Remdevisir vials inside 10 days, the Centre has elevated the allocation by 55 and 60 per cent respectively.
In a digital assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister had highlighted that the state of affairs within the state was grim. “The Centre has allocated only 300 tonnes of oxygen to the state. Several healthcare facilities will have to be shut if the situation continues,” he had stated.
The Centre’s allocation to the state, as confirmed by Yediyurappa in a tweet, is 800 metric tonnes of medical oxygen and 1.22 lakh vials of Remdesivir. “I thank PM @narendramodi , Home Min @AmitShah & Union Min @DVSadanandGowda for increasing Karnataka’s allocation of Remdesivir fm 50,000 to 1,22,000 till Apr 30 & daily oxygen allocation fm existing 300 MT to 800 MT as per my request. This will strengthen our fight against Covid19,” he tweeted.
After detailed evaluation of statewise allotment of #Remdesivir with @Pharmadept, substantial improve has been made in general manufacturing & allotment to all states.
This will make nation’s combat stronger towards #COVID19.
State-wise allocation of #Remdesivir upto April 30, 2021👇 pic.twitter.com/wGelmAOUmL
— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSadanandGowda) April 24, 2021
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According to a state-wise record launched by Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Sadananda Gowda, Karnataka is among the many states which were allotted essentially the most Remdesivir vials throughout the nation, until April 30. Maharashtra is anticipated to get 4.35 lakh vials of the anti-viral drug used to deal with critically sick Covid-19 sufferers, whereas Gujarat (1.65 lakh) and Uttar Pradesh (1.61 lakh) are different states that may get a serious share amongst different states. In complete, 16 lakh vials will likely be allotted to 36 states and union territories until the top of this month, as per the official record.
“After detailed review of statewise allotment of #Remdesivir with @Pharmadept, substantial increase has been made in overall production & allotment to all states,” Gowda tweeted.
Meanwhile, Bengaluru reported a report variety of Covid-19 fatalities for the second consecutive day on Saturday as 149 extra succumbed as a result of an infection within the Karnataka capital.
The loss of life toll crossed the 1,000-mark inside a month for the primary time because the Covid 19 disaster started in March 2020. While Karnataka has reported 1,716 deaths to this point in April, 1093 of them had been from the capital metropolis alone.
The state is in a partial lockdown until May 4 with a near-total lockdown on the weekends in an effort to manage a disaster. As on Saturday, the energetic caseload within the state is at 2.34 lakh whereas 1.62 lakh of them are in Bengaluru. The state capital has been reporting over 15,000 Covid-19 optimistic circumstances every day over the previous couple of days.