New Delhi: City recorded 17 deaths because Covid-19 for the second day in a row on Monday, took the death toll in the first 10 days of January to 70.
It was more than the total Covid death between August 1 and December 31 – 54.
According to data Distributed by the Ministry of Health, 1,999 people were hospitalized due to viral infections in the city.
From them, 503 are on oxygen support and 65 in the ventilator.
“The percentage of people who develop severe diseases because the omicron variant is lacking.
But it is able to influence a large number of people, which is why we see a rise in the hospital,” said a doctor at Lok Nayak Hospital, who has 136 covid patients.
The covid-19 front level in the capital has reached 25%, the health bulletin issued by the Delhi government on Monday was revealed.
This added that 19,166 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, the highest since May 4 last year.
22,752 The case reported on Sunday was the highest since May 1 last year.
Delhi saw fewer cases on Monday with the number of tests carried out the previous day lower than the previous day.
The city currently has 65,803 active cases, where 44,028 is in house isolation.
During the second wave height of the pandemic, 28,395 cases, tally one highest day in the city, and 277 deaths were recorded on April 20 last year.
The Delhi government has ordered all private hospitals and nursing homes that have more than 50 beds to order 40% of their total capacity for Covid-19 patients.
General Hospitals such as Lok Nayak, Tegal Teacher and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospitals have also been asked to expand the facilities.
“At present, there is no covid bed crisis.
However, given the level in which disease spreads, existing infrastructure can be mastered and, therefore, we need to be well prepared,” said an official.