Data suggest current wave may have peaked: Delhi Health Minister
The Hindu
Capital records second-highest new COVID-19 cases since start of the pandemic
On a day when the Capital recorded the second-highest number of fresh COVID-19 cases — 27,561— since the start of the pandemic, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said there were indications that the current wave may have peaked and may decline in two-three days.
As many as 40 COVID-related deaths were reported over 24 hours, the highest in the current wave, taking the total toll to 25,240, stated a health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Wednesday. Delhi’s highest COVID-19 cases so far — 28,395 — were recorded on April 20 last year during the peak of the second wave of the pandemic.
Mr. Jain said hospital admissions due to COVID-19 have stabilised over the last five days. “For the past few days, there have been close to 20,000 cases daily in Delhi and the positivity rate has consistently been around 25%. Aside from that, the number of people admitted to hospitals is not growing. The current stability of the positivity rate and the rate of hospitalisation of patients may indicate the peak of the corona [virus infections],” Mr. Jain said.
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