Delhi reported its biggest coronavirus surge today with 7,745 infections
New Delhi:
The national capital reported 7,745 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of cases since the pandemic hit the city earlier this year. This was the second time that the number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi surpassed the 7,000 mark; the first was on November 6 with 7,178 cases.
A report from the National Center for Disease Control on October 8 had projected that Delhi could see up to 15,000 cases of coronavirus in winter.
The cases are now at 4,38,529. Government data shows that 79 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, and the death rate is 1.6%, while the recovery rate is 89%.
The total deaths in Delhi are 6,989, while 3,89,683 have recovered.
The only time cases have dropped in the last 10 days in Delhi was on November 2, when the national capital reported 4,001 cases, while on the other days the cases were above the 5,000 to 7,000 mark.
Air quality in the National Capital Region or NCR has also been a subject of great concern as winter approaches amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Delhi reporting thousands of COVID-19 cases every day.
Poor air quality in winter could have a major impact on health, as experts believe that people with comorbidities are at higher risk, as the virus is known to affect the respiratory system.
The Indian Medical Association has said that Delhi has reported more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases a day in recent days and an estimated 13 percent of this increase is due to air pollution.
The IMA has warned that people should not leave early in the morning when pollution levels are highest and older people and children are more likely to develop infections and allergies due to smog. The IMA has said that long-term measures are needed to reduce pollution levels.
The daily positivity rate of the national capital is 15.3%, while the national average is 3.8%. The center has been asking states to take steps to keep the positivity rate below 5 percent.
The center had asked the Delhi government to increase RT-PCR testing and improve its antigen-RT-PCR ratio, which currently stands at 77% antigen and 23% RT-PCR.
Daily COVID-19 cases in India increased by 45,674 in the past 24 hours to Sunday morning, pushing its overall coronavirus count past the 85 lakh mark, government data released this morning showed. .
More than 50 million coronavirus infections have been detected worldwide, according to a count from official sources compiled by the AFP news agency.
A total of more than 50,010,400 cases, including 1,251,980 deaths, have been recorded worldwide since the pandemic began in China in December last year.
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