New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday felicitated a 57-year-old man who was the 1000th person to be discharged from a dedicated COVID-19 facility of the city government, officials said.

The man (name withheld), a resident of Uttam Nagar, was discharged from the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) on July 3 along with his wife who had also contracted COVID-19.

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"CM Kejriwal felicitated our 1000th patient to mark the milestone, and the recovered patient's wife was also present on the occasion," Director RGSSH, Dr B L Sherwal said.

The chief minister also inaugurated the expanded ICU facility.

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"The number of ICU beds for coronavirus patients has now been expanded from 45 to 200," he said.

Besides, Kejriwal via video-conferencing facility, also exhorted COVID-19 patients who are recovering at the RGSSH to donate plasma once they fully recover, Sherwal said.

RGSSH was one of the first government-run facilities to have been converted to a dedicated COVID-19 hospital.

Health Minister Satyendar Jain was last month admitted first at RGSSH for undergoing treatment for COVID-19.

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