Himachal Pradesh is under control, the pandemic is not yet over. Speaking in the state assembly, the chief minister claimed his government has created much more health infrastructure than the Congress did in over 50 years of its rule.
Thakur said there were only 50-60 ventilators in the state when the Covid pandemic started. Now, there are 800 ventilators, he said.
Similarly, now there are 7,500 D-type oxygen cylinders and the government is procuring 1,500 more, he said. Himachal Pradesh recorded 419 fresh coronavirus cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections and fatalities to 2,08,616 and 3,521 respectively.