Delhi past peak of second COVID-19 wave, situation controlled: CM Arvind Kejriwal
COVID-19 Update: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the national capital is past the peak of the second wave of coronavirus.
He also added that the situation has been controlled to a large extent. Adding, Arvind Kejriwal said that the Delhi government has increased the COVID-19 testing to detect the infection.
Arvind Kejriwal said "Delhi hit the peak of the second wave of COVID-19 on September 17 when around 4,500 cases were reported across the national capital. The situation has been controlled to a large extent."
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The Delhi Chief Minister was hopeful that the second wave will slowly pass.
As per the report, the testing in Delhi hit the 60,000 per day mark in September as compared to 20,000 tests per day in August. Arvind Kejriwal also said that 10,000 beds are unoccupied now in hospitals while at one point, 7,200 beds were occupied.
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Reportedly, 1,947 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Monday taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 2,92,560, while 32 new deaths were reported. The death toll in the state has increased to 5,542.
On September 29, 48 new deaths were reported, the highest in a day since July 16, when the city had reported 58 deaths.
On Monday, the positivity rate was 5.47 percent while the total positivity rate was 8.82 percent. The average death rate for the last 10 days stands at 1.41 percent.
-PTC News
