Is Delhi witnessing third wave of Covid-19? Yes, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi 3rd wave Covid-19: Amid spike in number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that 'we can call this the third wave of Covid-19 cases in Delhi', news agency ANI reported.
Delhi, on Tuesday, recorded over 6,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time ever since the coronavirus pandemic occurred. The national capital reported over 6,700 fresh coronavirus cases in Delhi, taking the tally to over 4 lakh mark.
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This was for the first time when the number of daily cases crossed 6000-mark. The previous highest spike was on October 30 when 5,891 new cases were reported in a single day.
"There has been a rise in COVID19 cases. We can call this the third wave of COVID-19 cases here in Delhi. We are monitoring the situation, and will take all necessary actions," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
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The sudden spike in COVID-19 cases that CM called as Delhi's 3rd wave of COVID-19, comes at a time when festive season is here and pollution level is rising.
Durga Puja celebrations ended on October 25 while the next festival is Diwali on November 14 and Chhath Puja on November 20-21.
Satyendar Jain, Delhi Health Minister, said that "About 6,800 beds are occupied in Delhi due to COVID-19 while 9,000 are available. We can call this the 3rd wave of COVID cases here but we have focused on aggressive testing in the last 15 days so the spike can be attributed to that too."
"We're going to the Supreme Court to address the High Court overturn of our mandate to reserve 80 percent beds as ICU beds in private hospitals because the main issue is that of the availability of ICU beds," Satyendar Jain said on rising COVID-19 cases in Delhi.
-PTC News
