Coronavirus: Delhi records under 500 cases for first time since March 16, positivity rate under 1%

Sustaining that the vigil in opposition to the virus must be sustained by all quarters, Jain mentioned that the each day variety of Coronavirus instances in Delhi was lower than 200 earlier than the onset of the second wave.

The worst of the second wave of Coronavirus within the nationwide capital appears to lastly have gotten over with town registering lower than 500 each day instances for the primary time since March `16. Delhi recorded a complete of 487 new constructive Coronavirus instances which is many instances lower than what town was recording on the peak of the second wave in April. Furthermore, the decline has been persistent regardless of there being no let up on the variety of checks being performed within the metropolis. On Thursday, a complete of 80,046 samples have been examined for Coronavirus within the metropolis with solely 48 turning out to be constructive which translated to a positivity price of mere 0.61 %, the Indian Categorical reported. The each day demise toll within the metropolis has additionally considerably come down up to now few weeks with town recording a complete of 45 Covid-19 associated deaths on Thursday.

Delhi Well being Minister Satyendar Jain who has spearheaded the Covid-19 battle within the nationwide capital throughout successive waves was quoted as saying that the decline within the instances of Coronavirus within the metropolis was constant. Citing the variety of Coronavirus instances recorded within the final three days, Jain mentioned that town has persistently stored its Coronavirus positivity price beneath 1 for the final 3 days. Jain additionally mentioned that throughout the second wave town had undergone a widespread transmission of the virus leading to as many as 28000 each day Coronavirus instances.

Sustaining that the vigil in opposition to the virus must be sustained by all quarters, Jain mentioned that the each day variety of Coronavirus instances in Delhi was lower than 200 earlier than the onset of the second wave. Jain additional appealed to the residents of town to proceed taking Coronavirus precautions and keep bodily distance to maintain the virus at bay. Carrying face masks at public locations and common hand-washing are the important thing to maintain town free from the grip of Coronavirus, he mentioned.