Delhi Adds 10,489 COVID Cases In 24 Hrs, Lowest In Over A Month; Still Too Early To Celebrate

In some relief to the national capital that has been struggling with the second wave of COVID-19, the number of new infections has been falling for the past few days.

On Thursday the Delhi Government's daily COVID-19 bulletin said that the city added 10,489 new cases in the past 24 hours.

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With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi so far has risen to 13,72,475.

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Deaths reach 308 in past 24 hours

In the past 24 hours, Delhi also saw 308 COVID-19 deaths, taking the tally to 20,618.

The test positivity rate has also dropped to 14.24 % on Thursday.

On Wednesday the national capital had reported 13,287 Covid-19 cases and 300 more fatalities due to the virus with a positivity rate of 17 per cent.

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It reported 12,481 cases on Tuesday, 12,651 on Monday, 13,336 on Sunday, 17,364 on Saturday, 19,832 last Friday, 19,133 last Thursday, 20,960 last Wednesday and 19,953 last Tuesday.

The positivity rate was 17.8 per cent on Tuesday, 19.10 per cent on Monday, 21.67 per cent on Sunday and 23.34 per cent on Saturday.

This is the lowest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in Delhi since April 10, when 7,897 new cases were reported.

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The drop in the number of cases and positivity rate comes as a welcome relief to the residents of the national capital who had been struggling with the shortages of hospital beds, ventilators, and oxygen.

With the cases reducing, Delhi's oxygen requirement has dipped from 700 MT a day to 582 MT.

Taking this into account, the Delhi Government has written to the Centre that its surplus oxygen be given to other states, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

"Delhi had a requirement of 700 MT of oxygen when the number of cases was rising but now that the figure is showing a declining trend, the requirement has come down to 582 MT," he added.

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"The number of new cases has come down to around 10,400 from a high of around 28,000. The positivity rate has dipped from 35 per cent to 14 per cent. More beds are available in the Covid hospitals now and the demand for oxygen has also dipped," Sisodia said.

Though the new infections had been steadily falling, experts have warned that opening up Delhi too soon could be disastrous.

"If Delhi is opened tomorrow, it will be a disaster," Dr. Balram Bhargava, head of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had said.