The Asian Age

Delhi defeating Covid, over 90% patients recovered: CM 71 corona cases reported in Noida, total count 6,016

■ 707 new cases take tally to 1,46,134, death toll climbs to 4,131

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Monday, said that over 90 per cent of the Covid-19 patients in the national capital have recovered so far while only seven per cent of the total cases are active.

The national capital, meanwhile, recorded 707 fresh coronaviru­s cases on Monday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.46 lakh while the death toll rose to 4,131. Twenty fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours. The total case count stands at 1,46,134.

Talking about the Delhi Model, Mr Kejriwal tweeted, “Slowly and steadily the people of Delhi are defeating corona.”

The Delhi government claimed that despite opening up, the national capital has maintained its fight against corona.

“Delhi’s recovery rate is improving; positivity

Noida, Aug. 10: Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday recorded 71 new coronaviru­s cases, pushing the district's infection numbers to 6,016, official data showed.

So far, the district has reported 43 infection deaths with the mortality rate hovering around 0.71 per cent, according to official statistics.

The number cases stood at more patients since according to of active 932 as 68 were discharged Sunday, the data

ratio is decreasing and deaths have reduced. Most positive patients are recovering in home isolation and those with severe symptoms are getting timely treatment. Delhi released by the UP Health Department for a 24-hour period.

Gautam Buddh Nagar stands 11th on the list of districts in the state in terms of active cases.

The maximum active cases are in Lucknow (6,337) followed by Kanpur Nagar (4,860), Varanasi (2,347), Allahabad (1,986), Bareilly (1,753), Gorakhpur (1,685), Jaunpur (1,065), Aligarh (1,279), Ghaziabad (989) and Azamgarh (953), according to the data. maintains high testing and bed availabili­ty,” it said.

The number of beds occupied in Delhi hospitals has been stable for a few weeks. Promoting home isolation has helped most people recover in the comfort of their homes, thereby reserving hospital beds only for patients with severe symptoms.

“The number of weekly Covid deaths in Delhi has consistent­ly lessened. Since the beginning of July, weekly deaths have lessened by more than half as a result of timely diagnosis and treatment,” the Delhi government added.

According to the Delhi government, the city remains at the top in terms of testing per million. For every million people in Delhi, 58,963 samples were tested, which is significan­tly higher than last week’s 53, 683.

“It is this strategy that has helped control corona globally and now in Delhi,” it said.

As per Monday’s health department bulletin, 12,323 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

 ?? — PTI ?? Workers make arrangemen­ts at Red Fort for the Independen­ce Day celebratio­ns in New Delhi on Monday.
— PTI Workers make arrangemen­ts at Red Fort for the Independen­ce Day celebratio­ns in New Delhi on Monday.

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