The coronavirus pandemic situation in Delhi is under control and the government is carrying out containment, contact tracing and isolation to address the problem, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Sunday.
“Dr. Paul’s expert committee had said that due to winter and the holiday season, cases (of coronavirus disease per day) can increase to 12,000-14,000, but at the moment it is around 4,000, so the situation is contained. We are focused on containment, contact tracing and isolation to address the situation, ”Jain said, according to the ANI news agency.
Jain was referring to the report by the high-level expert committee led by NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul, who had said Delhi hospitals should prepare for 15,000 daily cases due to an increase in respiratory illnesses with the beginning of winter along with Covid-19. cases.
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The committee had listed three reasons that can lead to an increase in cases. “The winter months that aggravate respiratory diseases; patients may come from outside of Delhi in large numbers; Patients who come from distant areas are likely to become more serious. Also, with festival gatherings, there could be a sudden increase in cases, ”the report said.
Paul, who heads the National Group of Experts on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), also said in an interview with PTI earlier this month that India could see a second wave of coronavirus infections in winters, as cited the increase in cases in Europe. “We cannot rule out (a second wave of coronavirus this winter in India). Things can happen and we are still learning about the virus, ”Paul said, according to PTI.
Delhi had recorded 4,116 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the highest peak in a single day in 35 days, and the death toll in the national capital rose to 6,225. These new cases resulted from 55,461 tests performed the previous day. It was the second day in a row that more than 4,000 new cases were reported. According to the health bulletin issued by the Delhi government on Saturday, 4,116 new cases were reported. On Friday 4,086 new cases were registered and 3,882 a day earlier.
The previous highest single-day peak in coronavirus disease cases was recorded on September 18, when 4,127 new infections were recorded. New cases in Delhi had been below 4,000 from Sept. 19 to Oct. 23.
The health bulletin said 36 deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 6,225, the bulletin said. The active case count on Saturday rose to 26,467 from 26,001 the day before. The total number of cases rose to 3,52,520, the bulletin said.
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