"Delhi Covid May Peak In 1-2 Days, Definitely This Week": Minister To NDTV

Delhi COVID-19: "COVID-19 cases in Delhi are usually high because most international flights land here," Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain told NDTV

Delhi is likely to hit a peak of COVID-19 cases "in a day or two" and infections in the third wave may start falling after that, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has told NDTV. The national capital yesterday reported over 19,000 new COVID-19 cases, marginally lower than Sunday's 22,751. Today's data is awaited.

On a question whether the Delhi government would consider weekend curfew again, the Health Minister told NDTV on Monday, "The peak has already arrived, or will come in a day or two. It (peak) will happen this week definitely. Cases should start falling after that. But it's possible we may enforce another curfew, just to remind people not to lower their guard."

Every fourth person getting tested for COVID-19 in Delhi is being found positive. The positivity rate in the national capital stood at 25 per cent yesterday, the highest since May 5 last year. The city also reported 17 deaths.

"COVID-19 cases in Delhi are usually high because most international flights land here. Omicron spread faster in Delhi because of this reason only. A good sign is that hospitalisation is very low. Despite seeing around 20,000 daily cases, hospital occupancy is only 2,000 beds, while 12,000 beds for COVID-19 patients is unoccupied. In the last wave, when the city was seeing 20,000 cases a day, at least 12,000-13,000 beds were occupied," Mr Jain told NDTV.