Delhi Covid19: Lockdown extended to next Monday till 5 am, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
The country's total infection count has mounted to 1,69,60,172 cases, while 1,92,311 people have so far succumbed to the viral infection so far.
New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that the lockdown has been extended to next Monday till 5 am after 6-day lockdown.
Delhi CM said, “We have started a portal that will be updated every two hours by oxygen manufacturers, suppliers and hospitals for better management of oxygen supply. The Central and State teams are working together.”
“We have started a portal that will be updated every two hours by oxygen manufacturers, suppliers and hospitals for better management of oxygen supply. The Central and State teams are working together,” he said.
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This comes a day after Delhi registered 24,331 new COVID-19 cases and 348 related deaths on Friday. This is the second consecutive day when the national capital reported the highest number of fatalities due to coronavirus infection in a single day.
Meanwhile, India recorded 3,49,691 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic broke out last year.
According to the official data issued by the Union Health Ministry, the country has recorded 2,767 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The country’s total infection count has mounted to 1,69,60,172 cases, while 1,92,311 people have so far succumbed to the viral infection so far.
Currently, there are 26,82,751 active COVID-19 cases in the country, said the official data of the ministry.
As many as 1,40,85,110 recoveries have been reported so far, out of which 2,17,113 were reported in the last 24 hours.