Delhi experienced its third wave of coronavirus in November, but is now over, Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a newsletter on Saturday.
On Nov. 12, Delhi recorded a one-day rise of 8,593 new cases, including 85 deaths, which was the highest one-day rise in the number of cases registered by any state in the country, according to the Indian Ministry of Health.
“From 8,600 cases in November, we fell back to 1,133 cases today … In November, the positivity rate was about 15.6% – that is, about 15 people were positive for every 100 tests performed – but now the positivity rate has dropped to 1. , 3%, which is pretty low, ”said Kejriwal. “One hundred and thirty-one deaths were the highest recorded in a single day in Delhi in November, this is down to 37.”
“Delhi has fought the toughest fight against corona in the country, in recent days Delhi has experienced its third wave … I am very happy to announce … that the third wave of coronavirus has ended,” said Kejriwal.
Grim Milestone: According to the Ministry of Health, India crossed 10 million coronavirus cases with more than 9.5 million patients discharged on Saturday.
“Growth of the Covid-19 pandemic in India has fallen to 2% and the mortality rate is one of the lowest in the world at 1.45%,” said Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the Indian health minister at the 22nd meeting of a group of ministers at Covid-19 that Saturday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.
Vaccine on the horizon: India is preparing a number of task forces to monitor and implement the introduction of the Covid-19 vaccine after regulators issue emergency use permits, and some states are hoping to begin mass vaccinations as early as January.
“By mid-January we hope the vaccine program will be rolled out and in a few days we will be ready to provide approximately 8 million beneficiaries with the first dose in a minimum of 8-10 days,” G. Srinivasa Rao, the director of public health. state Telangana, told an Indian TV news channel earlier this week.