‘Oxygen Express’ with 64 MT Medical Oxygen Reaches Madhya Pradesh
Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, Indian Railways' 'Oxygen Express', carrying six oxygen tankers with approximately 64 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), on Wednesday reached Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal from Bokaro in Jharkhand.
According to a statement issued by the west wing of the Indian Railways on Tuesday, out of six tankers, three will be unloaded at Sagar, two at Bhopal, and the remaining one will be sent to Jabalpur. "The first 'Oxygen Express' for Madhya Pradesh left for its destination on Tuesday at 5:30 am from Bokaro. Six tankers uploaded with approximately 64 metric tonnes of LMO," the statement said.
The Indian Railways is running 'Oxygen Express' trains and will continue to run them over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country. Roll-on-roll-off trucks are being transported on flat wagons by the trains for a quick supply of medical oxygen. The 'Oxygen Express' has delivered nearly 450 tons of Oxygen to various states across the country.
Over 3.60 lakh cases in India:
Meanwhile, India reported over 3.60 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases and close to 3,300 related deaths in the last 24 hours, its biggest single-day hike since the onset of the pandemic. A total of 3,60,960 new COVID-19 cases, 3,293 related deaths and 2,61,162 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours. Taking the total active cases to 29,78,709, as per the health ministry update on Wednesday morning. The total count of positive cases now stands at 1,79,97,267 whereas the death toll has soared up to 2,01,187 deaths. A total of 1,48,17,371 people have recovered so far from the disease.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as many as 28,27,03,789 samples tested for COVID-19 up to April 27. Of these 17,23,912 samples tested on Tuesday. The total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered stand at over 14,78,27,367 crore, informed the health ministry.
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