New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday admitted that Covid-19 cases will see a jump in coming days, as the government has ramped up testing of samples almost four times.
Delhi has been witnessing a sudden spurt in fresh Coronavirus cases, with daily over 4,000 cases being reported for almost a week now. The city had brought Covid-19 in control for quite sometime, as the numbers had fallen down to 1,000-1,500 cases/day. The sudden jump in active cases caught the city administration unaware, following which measures have been stepped up.
Delhi health minister added that the number of coronavirus cases is likely to rise for around 10 to 15 days as a result of increased testing.
“We have increased #COVID19 testing four times due to which numbers are likely to rise in Delhi, for 10-15 days. This will help in isolating the positive cases and have a positive impact on the national capital,” he said.
We have increased #COVID19 testing four times due to which numbers are likely to rise in Delhi, for 10-15 days. This will help in isolating the positive cases and have a positive impact on national capital: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on rise in active cases in the UT https://t.co/qJ4m8ygKhm
— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2020
Jain told mediapersons that there is no shortage of Covid-19 beds. The city hospitals have bed availability of 14,521 out of which 50 percent are occupied. He added that some big private hospitals have also been instructed to reserve 80 percent of their ICU beds.
“Delhi reported 4,473 new #COVID19 cases yesterday. Total tests conducted were 62,553 while the positivity rate was 7.15 yesterday. The death rate is 0.7 percent from the last 10 days. The bed availability here is 14,521 out of which 50 percent are occupied. We are also increasing ICU beds. Last week, we had given orders to some big private hospitals to reserve 80 percent of their ICU beds,” he said.
