Delhi recorded 51 corona positive cases, including two doctors from RML hospital and two deaths in the past 24 hours, with this the total number of Covid-19 patients stood at 1,561 till Tuesday.
While out of 51 fresh cases, 19 patients have foreign travel history or contact, with this addition the total cases under this category have gone up to 396.
Under ‘special operations’ category, only nine fresh cases were reported on Tuesday by the Heath Department but the total cases under special operations category is at 1,080 till Tuesday.
According to the data compiled by the Health department, 23 cases are under investigation while total 30 patients have been discharged and one migrated out.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Government also sealed eight areas where corona cases were reported.
These areas are in and around areas of G-174, Capital Greens, DLF, Moti Nagar, In and around areas of B-1/2, Paschim Vihar, in and around areas of 11/3 IInd floor, Ashok Nagar, in and around area of H N -A-30, Mansarovar Garden, A-1B/75A, Krishna Apartment, Paschim Vihar, 36/4, East Patel Nagar, HN -62, Gali number-4, Shastri Park.
Citing health bulletin report on Covid-19 cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said 356 cases in one day is a matter of concern but we will overcome the crisis.
Kejriwal said our country can only progress and win its battle against Covid-19 if all the religions, castes, and States work together and stand united.
He also said he will visit containment zones in city on Wednesday to take stock of the situation.
Under Operation-SHIELD, the Delhi Government also launched massive sanitisation drive with 60 high-tech sanitising machines deployed across Delhi while 14,000 corona foot warrior teams working across Delhi to spread awareness about the pandemic.
The CM said, “Even the most developed nations such as the USA, the UK, France, Spain, and Italy, have been affected by Covid-19. Just 3-4 months back, who could have imagined that the whole world would be impacted by the pandemic and nations would be helpless in front of it. We have seen that whenever humans have gone against nature they have always suffered its wrath. Kindness and helpfulness have been inscribed in the Geeta, and when a person goes against these traits, he suffers at the hands of nature. He is working against nature, against God, Allah.”
He said, “It saddens me that in the time of the pandemic, there are still people who are trying to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims. I observe on social media that even in times when the whole world is in distress, people are trying to create a rift between the two communities, by posting hate videos and content. We can only move ahead and overcome obstacles if we stand united. All the anti-social elements who are sowing seeds of hatred in the minds and hearts of the people are not only working against nature but also against our nation. Our country can only progress if all the religions, caste, and states work together and stand united. That is the only way that we can fight against the pandemic.”
Kejriwal expressed concern over the rise in the number of cases in the last few days. “In the last few days, we have seen a considerable rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi. On April 9, only 51 new cases were observed, but on April 10, 183 new cases were observed, on April 11, 166 new cases were observed, and on April 13, 356 new cases were observed. This is a cause of worry for me as the Chief Minister of Delhi, and it is a major cause of worry for the people of Delhi,” he added.
“Delhi is the capital of the country, it has been burdened because a lot of passengers from other nations landed in the city in the last 2 months. Covid-19 had already been spread in other nations, it entered India because of this influx of people from those nations. Another incident related to Markaz also caused an additional burden on Delhi and increased the number of cases in the city. “But, we know and I believe that we will overcome this, as we have done until now, despite a rise in the number of cases,” he added.