With the lockdown in place for close to four weeks, Covid cases in Delhi have finally started to dip, with 8,506 cases being recorded on Friday. This is the first time since April 10 that cases dropped below 10,000 in the city. A total of 68,575 people were tested and 12.40% of them were found to be positive — which is the lowest positivity rate in a month.
Over 50,000 of these were RT-PCR tests. Over 14,000 people were reported recovered on Friday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this was “good news” and was possible because of the cooperation from people, but cautioned against any laxity. “If we become careless again and stop following social distancing norms and guidelines, cases can increase again.
We are making arrangements for more oxygen beds, are buying oxygen cylinders and are setting up new ICU beds. If cases increase again, we should be prepared. But please continue to observe Covid-appropriate behaviour. We have seen very tough times in the past month,” he said.
News Source : Khaleej Times
