Kerjiwal gives Rs 1 crore compensation to kin of pharmacist who died due to Covid-19

New Delhi: Keeping up the promise of awarding Rs 1 crore financial assistance to Corona warriors, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal met the family of late Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj and handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore amount.

Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj was a pharmacist with state government who lost his life due to COVID-19.

“Our Corona Warrior Rajesh Bhardwaj, who was posted as a pharmacist for the Delhi Government, had recently passed away due to the coronavirus infection,” tweeted Kejriwal.

“Today while meeting his family, I handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore as financial support to the family. I hope that this amount would be of some help to the family,” he added.

Delhi on Wednesday reported 2,509 COVID-19 cases, taking the overall count of coronavirus cases in the national capital to 1,79,569, the Delhi Health Department said.

दिल्ली सरकार में फ़ार्मासिस्ट के तौर पर तैनात हमारे कोरोना वॉरिअर श्री राजेश भारद्वाज जी का हाल ही में कोरोना संक्रमण की वजह से निधन हो गया था।

आज उनके परिवार से मिलकर ₹1 करोड़ की सहायता राशि दी। उम्मीद करता हूँ कि इस राशि से परिवार को थोड़ी मदद जरूर मिलेगी। pic.twitter.com/aB3JsrRKxn

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 2, 2020

There are 16,502 active cases in the national capital, while as many as 1,58,586 have recovered, discharged or migrated.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Delhi stands at 4,481 after 19 people succumbed to the highly contagious virus today.