New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday that about 20 thousand new cases of Coronavirus Pandemic infection may be reported today and the infection rate is expected to be around 19 percent. He said that so far no one has died in the national capital due to the oomicron form of the virus. Jain said that the patients who died due to infection on Thursday were already suffering from other diseases.
The minister told reporters, “This time less number of patients are being admitted in the hospital and the severity of infection is also less. Today, about 20 thousand cases can be reported in Delhi with an infection rate of 19 percent. He said that the Delhi government is fully prepared to deal with the epidemic and the infrastructure is being strengthened in view of the increase in the cases of infection.
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About 90% of the beds in Delhi hospitals are currently vacant. According to me, there is a possibility of 20,000 cases in Delhi today. Positivity rate likely to be 1-2% higher from tomorrow: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain pic.twitter.com/QUxYJpIMtK
– ANI_HindiNews (AHindinews) January 8, 2022
Jain said, “At present, less number of patients are being admitted to the hospital. Earlier, when 17 thousand cases were reported in Delhi, then more than two hundred deaths were taking place every day, but this time fewer patients are dying. People are coming to the hospital for treatment of other diseases and their tests are finding infection.”
The minister said that more cases of corona virus infection are coming to the fore because more investigation is being done in the national capital. He said, “Around one lakh tests are being done daily. So the number of cases is in proportion to the number of investigations.”(agency)