Delhi reports 28 COVID-19 cases positivity rate 004 pc
New Delhi Sep 19 PTI The national capital reported 28 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Sunday while the positivity rate stood at 004 per cent according to data shared by the Health department hereDelhi has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so farWith the new cases the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1438497 Over 1413 lakh patients have recovered from the diseaseThe death toll stands at 25085On Saturday the city reported 41 coronavirus cases and zero deaths due to the infectionOn Friday it reported 55 COVID-19 cases and one fatalityThere are 387 active cases of the disease in Delhi of which 180 are in home-isolation the data showedThe number of containment zones stands at 103 it addedDelhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woesOn April 20 Delhi had reported 28395cases the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic On April 22 the case positivity rate was 362 per cent the highest so farThe highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3The city government has been ramping up its health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of the pandemic in April and MaySteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000casesa day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalAt present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capitalAmid apprehensions of a third Covid wave in Delhi experts suggested mass gatherings be avoided and festivals celebrated in a scaled down manner according to minutes of a Delhi Disaster Management Authority meeting held last monthAt the meeting NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul emphasised that a narrative for celebrating festivals in a simple manner should be started as these events can easily reverse all the gains made in the fight against the Covid pandemicAccording to government data 160 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 112 crore people have received at least one dose PTI GVS IJT
New Delhi Sep 19 PTI The national capital reported 28 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Sunday while the positivity rate stood at 004 per cent according to data shared by the Health department hereDelhi has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so farWith the new cases the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1438497 Over 1413 lakh patients have recovered from the diseaseThe death toll stands at 25085On Saturday the city reported 41 coronavirus cases and zero deaths due to the infectionOn Friday it reported 55 COVID-19 cases and one fatalityThere are 387 active cases of the disease in Delhi of which 180 are in home-isolation the data showedThe number of containment zones stands at 103 it addedDelhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woesOn April 20 Delhi had reported 28395cases the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic On April 22 the case positivity rate was 362 per cent the highest so farThe highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3The city government has been ramping up its health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of the pandemic in April and MaySteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000casesa day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalAt present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capitalAmid apprehensions of a third Covid wave in Delhi experts suggested mass gatherings be avoided and festivals celebrated in a scaled down manner according to minutes of a Delhi Disaster Management Authority meeting held last monthAt the meeting NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul emphasised that a narrative for celebrating festivals in a simple manner should be started as these events can easily reverse all the gains made in the fight against the Covid pandemicAccording to government data 160 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 112 crore people have received at least one dose PTI GVS IJT
