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The Delhi government tried to blame hospitals on Sunday for the mismatch of COVID-19 death data and issued guidelines to report such deaths in a timely manner, even when Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the number of Serious patients and deaths caused by infection is “less” in the city.
With 381 new cases, the total number of infections increased to 6,923 in the national capital. Between midnight May 8 and midnight May 9, five recent deaths from the virus were reported, bringing the death toll to 73, the city government said in its health bulletin.
A female teacher hired from a school run by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation and her husband were among the dead, officials said Sunday.
The woman was hospitalized on May 2 and died on May 4. His COVID-19 test report tested positive on May 5. Her husband succumbed to the disease on May 3.
“The teacher had last come to work on April 18. She was supposed to return to work on April 25, but she did not. The couple has two children. Their home has been disinfected twice,” said an official. from NDMC.
The Delhi government has faced criticism in recent days after the number of deaths reported by hospitals was higher than the number published in its health bulletin.
In an order Sunday, Chief Secretary Vijay Dev said the government reported that public and private hospitals (both dedicated COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals) do not report deaths from the virus in a timely manner and regularly
It has also been observed that, despite repeated reminders, the deceased’s summaries of deaths are not released to the death audit committee, leading to the submission of “incorrect or delayed reports,” according to the order.
Officials at the 10 hospitals treating patients with COVID-19 have said that the number of people who have died from the virus is higher than the Delhi government bulletin reflects.
“Each COVID-19 hospital and other health facilities will designate nodal officers who will ensure timely communication of deaths. MS (medical superintendent) / MD (medical director) / Directors of all hospitals involved will ensure this daily without fail.” Dev said in the order.
If there is a delay in reporting deaths, the MS, MD, or nodal officer of the ‘defaulters hospital’ will have to submit a written explanation, according to the official order.
“Even if a death has not occurred, even then a NIL report will be emailed to IDSP Cell for the compilation of death data,” Dev said.
At an online press conference, Kejriwal said that 75 percent of COVID-19 cases in the city are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms.
“The number of seriously ill patients is less. The number of deaths from COVID-19 is much less,” he said.
He said those asymptomatic or showing mild symptoms do not need to be admitted to hospitals and can receive treatment at home.
On Saturday, Congress leader Ajay Maken sought more transparency from the Kejriwal government on coronavirus deaths, and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari urged the prime minister to “tell the truth,” saying that people have right to know about the severity of the outbreak.
Kejriwal said that Delhi has reported 6,923 coronavirus cases, of which 2,069 have recovered, while 91 patients are in the ICU and 27 are on ventilation support.
It has been observed that 82 percent of people who died were over 50, Kejriwal said, and asked older people to take preventive measures against the infection.
“Of 6,923 patients with COVID-19, only 1,476 are admitted to hospitals,” he said, adding that the rest are receiving treatment in their homes and COVID-19 care facilities.
He also called on migrant workers not to leave the city, saying the situation will revive once the closure is lifted and they find work.
Police had detected nearly 100 migrants hidden inside two trucks in a desperate attempt to reach their home in Bihar, and arrested drivers near the Kalindi Kunj in south-east Delhi on Saturday night.
One of the trucks had 63 immigrants and the other had 34. They were going to the Lakhisarai and Madhubani districts, police said.
The prime minister urged workers trying to leave the national capital to stay wherever they were, assuring them that his government was organizing trains for their return.
“This blockade will end soon, and everything will return to normal. They will return to work because everything will start working again. Please do not leave Delhi,” said Kejriwal.
About 150 Punjab immigrants, who took refuge in a Delhi government facility in Nehru Vihar, left for their home state on Sunday morning.
Under quarantine in the Deoband of Uttar Pradesh for over 40 days, a group of nine members of the Tablighi Jamaat from Delhi have urged Kejriwal to facilitate their return home following the consent of the Saharanpur administration to release them upon completion of the quarantine period. required.
Meanwhile, gurdwaras in the national capital face shortages of rations and cash after a sharp rise in the number of homeless people being fed amid the ongoing blockade, according to the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee. .
Since the nationwide imposition of the blockade on March 25 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, gurdwaras administered by DSGMC across the city have provided free meals to around 50 lakh of homeless people, migrant workers and the elderly.
Some of the gurdwaras have also sheltered around 200 health workers, including doctors and nurses, in addition to caring for coronavirus-positive patients at various hospitals.
Delhi police alleviated 781 calls on their helpline within a 24-hour period through Sunday afternoon, and 394 of them related to movement passes, officials here said.
City police have received a total of 41,788 calls so far on their 24×7 helpline, number 011-23469526, to help solve the problems people are facing due to the closure, they said.
Police received 781 calls from 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.
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