Records tumble as Delhi witnesses third peak of Corona cases
There are record daily cases of coronavirus infection in Delhi. There were a total of 6725 cases in the capital on Tuesday. At the same time, the maximum number of 6842 new cases have been found on Wednesday. The Delhi government has acknowledged that a third wave of Corona has arrived in the national capital. For the first time more than 6 thousand cases were registered yesterday and today also the record has been broken. On Wednesday, 51 people have died due to corona.
According to the Health Department, there are 6842 new cases of corona in Delhi today. At the same time, 5797 people have recovered completely after treatment and discharged . The number of dead has increased to 6703 with 51 deaths. On Tuesday, 48 patients died.
According to the Health Bulletin, after the new cases, the total number of infected people has now increased to 4 lakh 09 thousand 938. Out of this, 3 lakh 65 thousand 866 people have been cured after treatment.The number of active cases has now reached 37 thousand 369. Out of total active cases, 22 thousand 248 patients are receiving health benefits while staying in home isolation, while others are being treated in different hospitals. The number of containment zones has now reached 3596.
A total of 58 thousand 910 corona samples were tested in Delhi today and out of this, 11.61 percent have registered positive, which is worrying. In the total test conducted today, 14 thousand 574 samples were tested through RTPCR / CBNAT / TRUNAT mode while the remaining 44 thousand 336 samples were tested through rapid antigen test. A total of 48 lakh 80 thousand 433 samples have been tested so far.
No need to panic – CM Arvind Kejriwal
On the fast growing cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases. We can call this the third wave of COVID-19 cases. However, Kejriwal said that there is no need to panic and the government is constantly monitoring the situation. We are monitoring the situation and will take all necessary action. Kejriwal said that the government’s priority is to provide the best treatment to the patients of Covid-19 in Delhi and keep the death rate to a minimum. The Chief Minister said that there is no shortage of beds for Covid-19 patients in the city. He said that although there is a shortage of ICU beds in some large, private hospitals, we are trying to improve it.
Will challenge High Court’s verdict in the Supreme Court: Delhi Health Min
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that due to COVID-19, about 7000 beds are full in Delhi, while 9,000 beds are vacant. Increasing cases can be called the third wave of COVID-19, but we have focused on increasing the test in the last 15 days, so it can also be attributed to the increase. Jain said that we had reserved 80% of ICU beds in private hospitals for corona patients, which was stayed by the Delhi High Court. For this we are now going to the Supreme Court. We will demand the Supreme Court to reverse this decision.
