Delhi reported 7,178 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Friday, the highest in a single day, and 64 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the health department bulletin. With this, the tally for the national capital rose to 423,831, including 6,833 deaths, the data showed.
There have been 6121 recoveries / discharges / migrations and active cases of the coronavirus disease number 39,722. Various indicators show that Delhi is in the grip of its third and worst wave of coronavirus infections so far. In the past week, there were an average of 5,843 cases per day, the highest number since the first case was recorded on March 2.
Thursday’s bulletin showed that 66 people lost their lives due to the viral infection, which was the highest death in a single day in more than four months, in the national capital. Delhi last recorded 66 deaths on June 27, at a time when treatment protocols for Covid-19 were still being evaluated. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, after a review of the situation in Delhi, most new Covid-19 cases are reported in six districts of the North, Center, Northeast, East, Northwest and southeast, where the positivity rate is located. between 12% and 14%. Delhi’s seven-day average positivity rate currently stands at 11.5%, compared to the national average of 4.3%.
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Deaths and hospitalizations have also increased rapidly in the capital. As of Thursday, there were more than 38,000 people with active infections in the city. Of these, 7,231 patients were admitted to hospitals, the data shows. This is the highest hospitalizations at any given time that the city has seen.
The data shows that intensive care unit (ICU) beds are full in city hospitals, especially private hospitals. More than 73.5% of all ICU beds intended for Covid-19 treatment in the city were occupied on Thursday night, according to the ‘Delhi Corona’ app.
Amid the surge in coronavirus disease cases, the Delhi High Court on Thursday criticized the city government saying it has gone “completely insane” over its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak and that Delhi was on its way to become the “crown capital of the country”.
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“The Delhi government has gone completely insane with the pandemic and will soon become the crown capital of the country thanks to the number of cases that skyrocketed. The Delhi government made many claims that they are topping the charts in testing, but the number of cases has been exceeded. The government has many answers to give us, ”a bench of judges Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad said on Thursday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that the third wave of coronavirus infections will end soon, as will the previous two, and urged Delhiites to make masking a move to stop the spread. Covid-19 amid the holiday season and rising air pollution.
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