Proud of Delhiites, says CM as active cases now less than 10K

674 fresh corona cases take city’s tally to 1,39,156

The national capital has registered 675 new novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to over 1.39 lakh while the death toll rose to 4,033 with 12 more deaths.

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Active cases left in Delhi less than 10,000 today. Delhi is now at 14th position in terms of active cases. No. of deaths have come down to 12 today. I am proud of you, Delhiites. Your ‘Delhi Model’ is being discussed everywhere. But we should not get complacent and take all precautions.”

The three-figure count for the new Covid-19 cases was recorded for the second consecutive day when the total number of tests conducted was 9,295.

The number of active cases stood at 9,897. The total number of cases climbed to 1,39,156.

On Sunday, the daily case count had dipped to

961 and there were 15 deaths from the pathogen. On June 23, Delhi had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases till date.

South Korean ambassador H.E. Shin Bong-kil, on Tuesday, praised the Delhi Model of combatting the Covid pandemic. Mr Kejriwal thanked the South Korean ambassador for his words of appreciation on the Delhi model.

CM Kejriwal said he is happy that the Delhi model is being recognised across the globe and that all nations need to join hands to fight and defeat Covid-19.

In a video message, the South Korean ambassador said, “I am very impressed with the Delhi Model. Actually, Korean Model is 3T — test, trace, and treat. Delhi Model is test and home quarantine. It is a very effective and wise measure which has been made based on India’s, particularly Delhi’s, situation. I am very happy and I would like to congratulate the Delhi government that they made this achievement.”

Thanking Mr Shin Bong-kil, CM Kejriwal tweeted, “Happy that our Delhi Model is being recognised across the globe. I want to thank South Korean ambassador H.E. Shin Bong-kil for his encouraging words. All nations coming together to defeat Covid is the need of the hour.”