More than 11,000 people have died of Covid in Delhi since lockdown imposed on April 19: Delhi government health bulletin
From April 19, when the current lockdown phase imposed on the national capital by the Delhi government passed through Arvind Kejriwal, to Friday, May 28, as many as 11,590 more people lost their lives due to Covid in the city, according to the data. published through the Delhi government in their daily fitness newsletter.
According to Delhi government data, as of May 19, the total number of Covid-related deaths in Delhi was 12,361. With the addition of the 139 deaths reported on Friday, the total number of deaths in the city lately stands at 23,591.
On the day the lockdown was announced, Delhi’s daily Covid positivity rate hovered around 27%, a figure that has now fallen below 2%.
During this period, as many as 103 doctors died in Delhi, the highest number among all states and union territories (UTs). Among those who died were Dr. K. K. , Padma Shri Awardee, Aggarwal and former Delhi fitness minister A. K. Walia.
Delhi is followed by Bihar, where 96 doctors have died, while 41 doctors have succumbed to Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh.
Declaring a full lockdown on April 19, Kejriwal said, “Delhi’s fitness formula is overloaded, but it has completely collapsed. “
On Friday, as he announced the slow lifting of the lockdown, Kejriwal said: “There has to be some balance. Each week, based on advice from citizens and experts, we will continue to open slowly. If the infection rate increases again, pause the unlock. So everyone will have to be cautious. “
Speaking to the IANS about the existing Covid scenario in the country’s capital, B. L. Sherwal, medical director of the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGGSH), one of the largest Covid centres committed under the Delhi government, said: “At the moment, the Covid scenario in Delhi is low as the number of daily cases has decreased. We have to keep in mind that the lifting of the blockade will bear fruit in the next two weeks, after which we will be able to take stock. “
It is worth remembering that Sherwal had previously said that the 4 months off after the first wave of the Covid pandemic are one of the main reasons for the spread of the second wave of the disease in the country’s capital.
Asked if the time had come to lift the lockdown in Delhi, Sherwal replied: “If the lockdown is fully lifted and cases rise by up to 20% in two weeks, then the scenario will remain under control. If the increase in Delhi cases exceeds 20 per cent, it would mean that we are back to the same level from which we started. “
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