The Minister of Health says positivity has fallen to less than 5. 5% compared to 9%
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain, Archive Photograph
New Delhi, October 3
The COVID-19 scenario in the city is much larger now than in September and cases have also begun to show a downward trend, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said Saturday.
Delhi, at number 2, has now fallen to sixth place in the country in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases, he told reporters.
The Minister reiterated that the city government had particularly built the capatown, as a result of which there had been a build-up of COVID-19 cases over a long time in September.
“But now the instances have to be minimized and it’s somewhat stabilized. In addition, the positivity rate fell to less than 5. 5, consistent with a penny, from an 8. 5 consistent with a penny to nine, consistent with a penny before. So the stage is much bigger now,” he said.
On Friday, the nation’s capital recorded 37 more deaths in COVID-19, with a death toll of 5,438, while 2,920 new cases brought the total to more than 2. 85 lakh, the government said.
The number of containment zones in Delhi rose to 2,648 on Friday from 2,615 on Thursday.
On Friday, the positivity rate is 5. 19% while the recovery rate topped 88%, the bulletin said, adding that the death rate is 1. 9%.
The Delhi government has been particularly intensified in recent days.
The number of evidence and the corresponding new reports tailed between 24198 (2312) on 1 September and 61973 (4071) on 19 September.
Over India crossing the lakh mark in terms of COVID-19 death, Jain said it was a “dark step. “
Asked about the protests over the Hathras incident, he said that maximum serious punishment is imposed on the culprits so that “these other people are afraid of the law and think ten times before taking that step. “
Of the BJP-led civic agencies that claim millions of dollars in cash owed to the city government in terms of asset taxes, the SPG leader said “all bills have been made. “
“The BJP has been running the MCD for over a decade. This will only be done if they leave the MCD,” Jain said when asked about mitigating the landfill point in Delhi.
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