Delhi records 3,235 new Covid cases with 95 deaths in one day, government data shows. (Archive)
New Delhi:
Delhi recorded 3,235 new COVID-19 cases and 95 deaths due to coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours, state government data shows.
On Diwali, infections in the national capital dropped to nearly half from last week’s average of 7,000 daily cases, as only 21,098 tests were performed, a third of the 60,000 tests carried out per day in Delhi since its second. wave in september.
Although the drop in testing was attributed to staff shortages due to the festival, it also sparked speculation about what the actual number of new cases would have been when the positivity rate rose to 15.33 percent.
The daily coronavirus figures, which are usually released around 10 p.m. every day, were shared just before an urgent meeting with Interior Minister Amit Shah today as the spike in COVID-19 continues unabated in the national capital. Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to attend this meeting.
Sources said Shah is concerned about the steady rise in Covid cases in Delhi, which is experiencing a third wave of infections, bringing the availability of ventilated ICU beds to a record low.
In view of the increase in the number of Covid patients with severe symptoms, the High Court had recently allowed the Delhi government to reserve 80% of the beds in the Intensive Care Units of 33 private hospitals for coronavirus cases.
Delhi’s Covid daily chart had started rising 12 days ago. On November 3, the city reported an increase of 6,725 cases in 24 hours after just a few weeks of low numbers. On November 6, he crossed the 7,000 mark. A week later, on November 11, it crossed the 8,000 mark and recorded 8,593 cases, a historic record for the city.
According to an expert report released by the central government, Delhi is likely to see an average of 15,000 cases per day in winter, double the number of cases today.
For now, the total coronavirus case count in Delhi stands at 4.85,405, with 7,614 deaths overall and 39,990 active cases. So far, more than 4.3 lakh people in the city have recovered from COVID-19.
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