New Delhi: Health Minister of Delhi Satyendra Jain The number of hospitalizations in the national capital due to COVID-19 has stabilized in the last five days, indicating that the current wave of the pandemic is peaking and cases may start declining in 2-3 days, it said on Wednesday. Is.
He said that for the past few days the number of daily cases has been hovering around 20,000, and the positivity rate has been consistently around 25%.
“We have seen that the number of hospitalizations has stabilized in the last four to five days and out of 14,621 beds, only 2,209 are occupied and 85% beds are vacant,” the minister told reporters.
“Hospitalization is a sign that the wave is at its peak. We may see a drop in cases in two to three days,” he said.
Jain said cases have started declining in Mumbai and Delhi is likely to follow the same trend.
“However, it does not mean that the threat of COVID is over. People should strictly follow all the guidelines so that the spread can be controlled at the earliest,” he said.
He also assured that the restrictions will be lifted if the cases come down in the next few days.
The Delhi government recently issued an order requiring all private organizations to ‘work from home’. In addition, all restaurants and bars have been closed, and only home delivery is available.
The minister said that most of those who died in the ongoing surge of infections had co-morbidities and very few deaths were due to coronavirus.
“People with comorbidities are facing more problems, many people are not coming to the hospital for treatment of coronavirus,” he said.
Jain said that doctors at Lok Nayak Hospital informed him only six out of 36 patients on Tuesday. ICU Had a “severe” covid infection.
“Thirty patients had other problems as the primary cause and not COVID-19-induced issues like pneumonia or lung failure like last time,” he said.
Chief Minister on Tuesday Arvind Kejriwal had said that 130 out of 136 Covid patients at Lok Nayak Hospital (till Tuesday) had come for treatment of other problems and had tested positive at the time of admission.
23 people died in the national capital on Tuesday. It has already recorded 93 deaths in the first 11 days of the month.
It had recorded 54 deaths in the last five months – nine in December, seven in November, four in October, five in September and 29 in August. In July, the virus had claimed 76 lives in the national capital.
The Health Minister also welcomed the Centre’s new guidelines for COVID-19 testing, saying, “If you do not have any symptoms, are below 60 years of age and have no comorbidities, you do not need to get tested.” “.
He said that the presence of the virus in the human body is not a matter of concern until symptoms appear.
Very few children are vulnerable to the infection, he said, and only those who already have a problem may need to be hospitalised.
Jain said that Delhi currently has 31,000 Covid beds. If needed, this number can be increased to 37,000, but it is not needed right now.
He said that for the past few days the number of daily cases has been hovering around 20,000, and the positivity rate has been consistently around 25%.
“We have seen that the number of hospitalizations has stabilized in the last four to five days and out of 14,621 beds, only 2,209 are occupied and 85% beds are vacant,” the minister told reporters.
“Hospitalization is a sign that the wave is at its peak. We may see a drop in cases in two to three days,” he said.
Jain said cases have started declining in Mumbai and Delhi is likely to follow the same trend.
“However, it does not mean that the threat of COVID is over. People should strictly follow all the guidelines so that the spread can be controlled at the earliest,” he said.
He also assured that the restrictions will be lifted if the cases come down in the next few days.
The Delhi government recently issued an order requiring all private organizations to ‘work from home’. In addition, all restaurants and bars have been closed, and only home delivery is available.
The minister said that most of those who died in the ongoing surge of infections had co-morbidities and very few deaths were due to coronavirus.
“People with comorbidities are facing more problems, many people are not coming to the hospital for treatment of coronavirus,” he said.
Jain said that doctors at Lok Nayak Hospital informed him only six out of 36 patients on Tuesday. ICU Had a “severe” covid infection.
“Thirty patients had other problems as the primary cause and not COVID-19-induced issues like pneumonia or lung failure like last time,” he said.
Chief Minister on Tuesday Arvind Kejriwal had said that 130 out of 136 Covid patients at Lok Nayak Hospital (till Tuesday) had come for treatment of other problems and had tested positive at the time of admission.
23 people died in the national capital on Tuesday. It has already recorded 93 deaths in the first 11 days of the month.
It had recorded 54 deaths in the last five months – nine in December, seven in November, four in October, five in September and 29 in August. In July, the virus had claimed 76 lives in the national capital.
The Health Minister also welcomed the Centre’s new guidelines for COVID-19 testing, saying, “If you do not have any symptoms, are below 60 years of age and have no comorbidities, you do not need to get tested.” “.
He said that the presence of the virus in the human body is not a matter of concern until symptoms appear.
Very few children are vulnerable to the infection, he said, and only those who already have a problem may need to be hospitalised.
Jain said that Delhi currently has 31,000 Covid beds. If needed, this number can be increased to 37,000, but it is not needed right now.
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