Delhi records over 500 Covid-19 cases for second straight day

NEW DELHI: Delhi reported more than 500 Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, with 534 more persons testing positive for the disease. This is the highest single-day tally of Covid-19 in the national capital.
On Tuesday, 500 fresh cases were recorded.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in the state has now crossed the 11,000 mark — at 11,088.The death toll has reached 176, with 10 more Covid-19 fatalities being confirmed in the last 24 hours by the death audit committee. An order has been issued regarding mandatory reporting of all deaths of Covid-19 positive persons at any health care facility in Delhi in accordance with the standard operating procedure issued earlier, officials in the state health department said. They added that total 5,192 people, 47% of total cases, have recovered from the disease.
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Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain held a review meeting with the directors of state-run hospitals designated for Covid-19 treatment to assess the situation.
As per the latest data released by Delhi government, of the 11,088 persons found positive for Covid-19 in the state only 5,720 are active cases. Of this, 1,722 (30%) are admitted in hospitals, while the rest are at home or in other facilities being run by the government. “Total 180 persons have severe symptoms of the disease necessitating ICU care or ventilator support,” an official said.
Delhi has 12 hospitals – two state-run, four Centre-run and six private ones – that are designated for Covid-19 treatment. Of this, Lok Nayak Hospital has maximum — 508 — positive cases, followed by AIIMS, Delhi and Jhajjar (403), Safdarjung (164) and Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty hospital (135). Among private hospitals, Max Smart has maximum 127 positive cases under treatment at present.
An order has also been issued for designating All India Institute of Ayurveda at Sarita Vihar, as an additional Covid care centre, authorities said.