Delhi adds another 1k cases, toll rises by 82

TALLY Deputy CM says 13 fatalities took place in 24 hrs, rest spread over 34 days Delhi saw its highest single-day spike in infections, adding 1,106 cases on Friday

nNEW DELHI: Delhi reported more than 1,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Friday for the second consecutive day, prompting the city-state’s government to announce a raft of measures to elevate the state’s preparedness to deal with a potential surge of infections.

On Friday, 1,106 new cases of Covid-19 were added to the city’s tally, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said at a press briefing.

According to the official health bulletin, the total number of cases in the city are 17,386.

However, with the addition of 1,106 cases to Delhi’s tally of 16,281 from Thursday, Friday’s cases should have stood at 17,387. There was no immediate clarification from the government on the discrepancy.

The city’s death toll from the viral disease rose to 398 with the addition of 82 fatalities, although only 13 of the deaths were from the preceding 24-hour period.

On Thursday, Delhi crossed

Total deaths

Delhi’s case fatality rate on Friday, higher than 1.6% reported a week before but still lower than the national average of 2.8%

Number of fatalities added on Friday, the city’s highest 1-day jump that includes clearing some of the backlog in reporting Covid-19 deaths. Out of these:

ROPING IN HOTELS Five hotels will ready 1,000 beds will be used as ‘extended Covid hospitals’ on payment basis for patients with mild symptoms. These are: Crown Plaza, Okhla Phase 1; Sheraton, Saket; Surya, New Friends Colony; Siddharth,

Rajendra Place;

Jivitesh,

Pusa Road "My Delhiites, do not worry if you contract corona. Most of you can be treated in home quarantine itself. Still, if you need to be admitted to hospital, we have full preparations for it. I pray to the god for your good health and happiness."

— ARVIND KEJRIWAL, Delhi chief minister

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