At a time the severity of the pandemic had just started to reduce in the National Capital, Covid relapse is emerging as a new concern. Some cured patients have begun to contract the virus again, much like what has been reported from South Korea and China.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Gautam Gambhir on Thursday hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying that the latter only talks of working together on paper, but in reality, he is busy doing politics.
Official Delhi government data shows that of the total 1,180 ICU beds with ventilators, 749 are lying vacant. With the number of active cases decreasing and fewer people being admitted to hospitals, the pressure has eased, giving healthcare workers a slight breather.
A 14-year-old girl, who was undergoing treatment at the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre in south Delhi's Chhatarpur, was allegedly sexually assaulted by another coronavirus patient in the washroom, police said
Delhi weather news: After a three-week lull in the monsoon, two successive spells of heavy rain helped cut the deficit by more than half in Delhi. The national capital has already recorded 50 per cent more rainfall than the normal in July, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
Across the country, 7,82,606 people have recovered from COVID-19 so far, while there are 4,26,167 active cases at present, data from the health ministry showed
On Monday, Delhi reported 954 cases — the first time in weeks that the daily tally has dipped below 1,000. This takes the total number of confirmed cases to 1,23,747. The number of active cases is 15,166.
The court was hearing an application seeking status report on bail bonds of Suhail, who was granted relief on July 8 in cases related to rioting in Dayalpur area in February, during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
