Delhi on Saturday reported 20,718 daily Covid -19 cases and 30 deaths related to the infections. With this the active Covid cases have risen to 93,407 while the positivity rate recorded at 30.64 per cent.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain also indicated that the national Capital has reached its peak in Covid -19 infections and the Government will think of easing restrictions when the cases decline to touch 15,000.
Earlier in the day, he told reporters that Delhi is expected to record around 20,000 cases on Saturday, less than Friday’s figures of 24,383 on Thursday, that were 28,867 cases recorded in Delhi, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. "We can say that Delhi has reached a peak in terms of cases. Cases have started slowing down. Let's see when the decline happens," he added.
He stressed that the hospitalization rate has stabilized in Delhi.
When asked whether restrictions will be eased in Delhi as cases have come down, he said, "Let's wait. The cases have started declining. They came down to 24,000 yesterday and will come down to 20000 today. Let them come down to 15,000 or below and then we will see.
Meanwhile, according to the Delhi Government’s database, on Friday, city reported 24,383 Covid-19 cases and 34 fatalities while the positivity rate surged to 30.64 per cent, according to health department data. On Thursday, Delhi had reported 28,867 Covid-19 cases, the sharpest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic, and 31 deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 29.21 per cent.