New Delhi: North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Mayor Jai Prakash on Saturday claimed that at least 23 Covid-19 patients left the civic body-run Hindu Rao Hospital between April 19 and May 6 without informing the facility.
He added that similar incidents are taking place even in Delhi Government hospitals.
“Twenty-three patients have left the hospital without informing anyone between April 19 and May 6. If some patient is admitted, they leave without informing since they might be getting better facilities elsewhere. It is happening even in Delhi government hospitals,” PTI quoted Prakash as saying.
Prakash said the Delhi Police has been informed about such patients.
The Hindu Rao Hospital, which is the largest civic hospital in the national capital, has 250 beds reserved for coronavirus patients.
The national capital has recorded 341 Covid-19 deaths in a day along with 19,832 new cases and 19,085 recoveries as the positivity rate dropped to 24.9 percent, according to the bulletin issued by the Delhi health department on Friday.
As per the bulleting, the total cases are 12,92,867, total recoveries are 11,83,093, death toll is 18,739 and active cases are 91,035.