Delhi was experiencing its third wave of coronavirus in November, but it has now passed, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said at a briefing on Saturday.
On November 12, Delhi recorded a one-day increase of 8,593 new cases, including 85 deaths, which was the highest one-day increase recorded by any state in the country, according to the Ministry of Health. India.
“From 8,600 cases in November we have dropped to 1,133 cases today … In November, the positivity rate was 15.6%, that is, approximately 15 people were positive for every 100 tests performed, but now the positivity rate has fallen to 1.3%, which is quite low, ”Kejriwal said. “One hundred and thirty-one deaths were the highest recorded in a single day in Delhi in November; this has fallen to 37.”
“Delhi has fought the toughest fight against the country’s crown, in recent days Delhi has experienced its third wave … I am very happy to announce … that the third wave of coronavirus is over,” he said. Kejriwal.
Black tape: On Saturday, India crossed 10 million total coronavirus cases with more than 9.5 million patients discharged, according to the Ministry of Health.
“The growth of the Covid-19 pandemic in India has fallen to 2% and the mortality rate is among the lowest in the world (1.45%),” said Drs. , according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.
Vaccine on the horizon: India is preparing a series of working groups to monitor and implement the deployment of the Covid-19 vaccine after regulators issued an emergency use permit, and some states hoped to start mass vaccines as early as January.
“By mid-January, we expect the vaccine program to be up and running and in a few days we will be ready to cover about 8 million beneficiaries with the first dose in a minimum of 8-10 days,” G. said. Srinivasa Rao, the public health director of Telangana state, said this earlier this week in an Indian TV news report.