INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Delhi has reported a rise of over 190% in active coronavirus cases in the last one month, according to government data
As per the official figures, 84,087 new coronavirus infections have been reported in the national capital in the last one month alone.There
were 11,068 active Covid-19 cases on August 18
The number increased to a record 32,250 on Friday, an analysis of Delhi government's health bulletins showed.A similar trend was witnessed
in June, when the number of active COVID-19 cases rose from 11,555 on June 1 to 28,329 on June 27
It, however, tapered off to 10,705 active cases by July 31.On August 4, it dropped below the 10,000-mark for the first time since May 30 and
stood at 9,897, owing to a good recovery rate and less new cases.But just when it seemed the number might drop further, it started rising
again with an increase in new cases.The city reported 14,040 active coronavirus cases on August 29
The number increased to 15,870 on September 1.The upward trend in active cases continued and the count stood at 20,909 on September 6.The
number rose to 25,416 on September 10
It crossed the 30,000-mark for the first time on September 16 (30,914).The national capital has recorded 84,087 coronavirus cases since
August 18 -- 2,712 cases a day on an average.Since September 1, the city has recorded 61,768 cases -- 3,431 cases a day on an
average.According to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, the increase in testing has led to the rise in the number of new coronavirus
cases.As many as 61,037 tests were conducted on Thursday, 60,014 on Wednesday, 62,593 on Tuesday and 62,669 on Monday.Around 12,000 tests a
day were being conducted in June.The authorities reported 4,127 new cases on Friday, 4,432 on Thursday, 4,473 -- the highest single-day
spike so far -- on Wednesday, and 4,263 on Tuesday.The rise in the number of new cases has also led to a 35 percent increase in the demand
for beds in hospitals in the city.The occupancy of beds reserved for coronavirus patients was 25 percent on August 18, with only 3,539 out
of 14,121 beds being occupied.It increased to 45 percent on Saturday, with 7,022 out of 15,321 beds being occupied, according to data shared
by the hospitals on Delhi Corona app.Jain on Saturday said there has been a downward trend in coronavirus positivity rate in the national
capital and it will lead to good results by next week."The positivity rate was 6.76 percent on Friday
It has remained below 7 percent in the last 2-3 days
Last week, it was around 8 percent," he said.The cumulative positivity rate has also dropped below 10 percent for the first time, he added.
