Delhi Is Slowly Winning COVID-19 Battle As It Records Lowest Daily Infection Rate Since June 1

In early June, the Delhi Government was preparing for the worst when the total number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital was predicted to be 5.5 lakh by the end of July.

But with just ten more days for the end of the month, the Delhi government can breathe a sigh of relief as the COVID-19 tally is way lesser than what was feared last month.

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And there is more good news for Delhites as in the past 24 hours, for the first time since June 1, the number of daily infections fell below the 1000 mark.

On Monday, Delhi saw 954 new COVID-19 cases.

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On June 1, 990 cases had been recorded in the national capital.

Delhi had crossed the 1,000-mark in COVID-19 tally on April 11. On June 23, it reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 till date.

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In fact, the number of daily COVID-19 infections has been falling in Delhi for quite some time now, and for the past two weeks, it was less than 2000 cases every day.

Active cases latest in Delhi - 15,166

As of Tuesday morning, the number of active cases in Delhi stood at 15,166 out of which just 5833 are in hospital and the remaining 8379 are in home isolation.

The total number of recoveries in Delhi now stands at 104918, while the death toll is at 3663 till now.

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While the fall in the number of infections is definitely welcome news, it should be noted that the number of tests done in the same time period was 11470 against the daily average of around 20000.

Experts feel Delhi seems to have hit peak

As the numbers slow down, experts believe that the national capital seems to have hit the peak but cautioned against any lowering of guard.

AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said Delhi appears to have hit the peak but cautioned against any laxity.

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"My feeling is that certain areas have hit their peak. Delhi seems to have done so because the cases have declined significantly. But certain areas are yet to reach their peak. Cases are increasing in certain states. They will reach the peak later," he said.

He further said that there is not much evidence of community transmission happening at the national level.

"Certain areas have hit their peak in COVID-19 cases. Delhi seems to have done so because the cases have declined significantly. Certain areas have yet to reach the peak. Cases are increasing in certain states. They will reach the peak a little later," Dr Guleria said.