In Delhi, an increase of about 9 percent has been registered in the cases of corona virus infection in 24 hours and 1,490 cases have been reported. The Health Department said that two more patients died of the epidemic. According to the department, an increase in the infection rate was recorded on Thursday as compared to Wednesday. It was recorded at 4.62 percent on Thursday as against 4.50 percent on Wednesday.
More than one thousand daily cases of infection were reported in the national capital for the seventh consecutive day. According to the bulletin, the total cases increased to 18,79,948 and the death toll reached 26,172. On Wednesday, 32,248 samples were tested in the city.
With the increase in the cases of corona in Delhi, the number of patients needing oxygen support has also increased. On Thursday, out of the total patients of Corona, 151 patients are still admitted in hospitals, out of which 44 patients are being treated with the help of oxygen. Two of these patients have been put on life support system. With this, the number of prohibited areas of Delhi has also increased. Last week there were about six and a half hundred. Similarly, the number of callers on the helpline is also increasing.
,people are not getting seriously ill
Amidst the spurt in the cases of corona virus infection in the capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the cases of corona are increasing in the capital, but it is fortunate that people are not getting seriously ill. The rate of hospitalization patients is low. He said that vaccination and naturally acquired immunity are responsible for this.
Jain said that our population has completely taken the vaccine dose and a large number of people have been infected earlier. There is no need to panic about the cases of corona in children. He said that several sero surveys show that although the infection rate in children and adults is almost the same, the severity of the disease in children is very low.