Tag: third wave
Delhi reported five coronavirus-related deaths along with 2,073 new cases on Wednesday as the positivity rate remained above 10 per cent for the third day in a row. At 11.64 per cent, it was the highest since January 24 when it was 11.79 per cent. With the fresh infections on Wednesday, the Covid case tally in the national capital rose to 19,60,172 while the number of deaths reached 26,321. A total of 17,815 tests were conducted the previous day to detect COVID-19, the health department data showed. ....
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to spell out its plan to deal with a possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, even as it held that the Centre's formula to distribute oxygen to state governments, particularly the national capital, was "a gross underestimate".....
India may see another rise in Covid-19 cases as soon as August with the third wave peaking with less than 100,000 infections a day in the best-case scenario or nearly 150,000 in the worst scenario, researchers have said.....
Without mentioning the third wave, the threats of which are looming large in India, the Centre of Thursday said that the country's Covid vulnerability may increase in October, November. Several projections earlier stated that the third wave of the pandemic may hit the country during that time. However, with over 62% of the population partially vaccinated, the situation will be different from the first and the third wave. ....
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that the third Covid wave has started in the national capital and around 10,000 cases are expected by evening. ....
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday reiterated that the Delhi government is fully prepared to deal with any kind of problem posed by the Covid-19 situation. However, it will not impose a lockdown. ....
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that although the Covid-19 cases in the national capital are rapidly rising, the hospitalisation rate due to infection has remained stable. ....
As many as 1,009 more people tested positive for Covid-19 across Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 18,70,692, said the state health department on Wednesday. The positivity rate has reached 5.07%.....
The national capital on Saturday witnessed a significant decline in the number of daily Covid cases as 666 infections were reported against 1,447 recorded on the previous day, a Delhi government health bulletin said.....
The national capital Delhi on Monday reported two new cases of Omicron, taking the tally to 24 in the city. ....