<p>COVID-19 cases in the national capital surged towards 7,000 mark on Sunday by adding 381 new cases while five more deaths were reported taking the total toll to 73.</p>.<p>With this, the capital now has 6,923 cases and May alone accounts for almost half of the cases reported in the capital. On Saturday, 224 cases were reported.</p>.<p>As per official statistics available till 12 AM of May 9, this month has recorded 3,408 or 49.22 per cent of the total cases. The capital recorded its first case on March 2 while it had crossed the 6,000 mark on May 8.</p>.<p>49 people have recovered, as the number of recoveries rose to 2,069, leaving 4,781 still under treatment.</p>.<p>Of those active cases, the number of those in home isolation has risen from 937 to 1,428, as they are mild cases.</p>.<p>On May 1, Delhi had reported 223 cases which saw an increase to 386 on May 2. The capital reported 349 cases on May, 206 on May 5, 428 on May 6, 448 on May 7 and 338 on May 8. So far, Delhi has conducted tests on 93,810 people.</p>.<p>Seeking to find positives in the results, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said only 1,476 among the 4,781 active cases are in hospitals while other cases are either asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms and in home isolation. 91 people are in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and 27 on ventilators. </p>.<p>"Around 75% of the cases are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms. On the directions of the central government, we are making arrangements for such cases to be treated at home. Our team will visit their homes, inspect their premises for a separate room to see if isolation can be practiced there, issue advisories for the family members. If everything is found satisfactory, these cases are advised home isolation, and all necessary facilities for isolation are provided to them at their homes," he said.</p>.<p>Amid complaints on non-availability of ambulances, he said he has been intimated often that people have to wait for hours for ambulances to arrive. "On Saturday, we have issued orders for the requisition of private ambulances for government services. These ambulances should be available for government duty as and when required, along with continuing to operate for their hospitals as well," he said.</p>.<p>Kejriwal also said he was disappointed with the opposition for questioning the government decision to provide special facilities to COVID-19 warriors while on treatment. </p>.<p>"I want to appeal to everyone, this is not the time to do politics but to work collectively for the people and the nation in these tough times. Please help each other, work together against these issues, and work for the society," he added. </p>
<p>COVID-19 cases in the national capital surged towards 7,000 mark on Sunday by adding 381 new cases while five more deaths were reported taking the total toll to 73.</p>.<p>With this, the capital now has 6,923 cases and May alone accounts for almost half of the cases reported in the capital. On Saturday, 224 cases were reported.</p>.<p>As per official statistics available till 12 AM of May 9, this month has recorded 3,408 or 49.22 per cent of the total cases. The capital recorded its first case on March 2 while it had crossed the 6,000 mark on May 8.</p>.<p>49 people have recovered, as the number of recoveries rose to 2,069, leaving 4,781 still under treatment.</p>.<p>Of those active cases, the number of those in home isolation has risen from 937 to 1,428, as they are mild cases.</p>.<p>On May 1, Delhi had reported 223 cases which saw an increase to 386 on May 2. The capital reported 349 cases on May, 206 on May 5, 428 on May 6, 448 on May 7 and 338 on May 8. So far, Delhi has conducted tests on 93,810 people.</p>.<p>Seeking to find positives in the results, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said only 1,476 among the 4,781 active cases are in hospitals while other cases are either asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms and in home isolation. 91 people are in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and 27 on ventilators. </p>.<p>"Around 75% of the cases are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms. On the directions of the central government, we are making arrangements for such cases to be treated at home. Our team will visit their homes, inspect their premises for a separate room to see if isolation can be practiced there, issue advisories for the family members. If everything is found satisfactory, these cases are advised home isolation, and all necessary facilities for isolation are provided to them at their homes," he said.</p>.<p>Amid complaints on non-availability of ambulances, he said he has been intimated often that people have to wait for hours for ambulances to arrive. "On Saturday, we have issued orders for the requisition of private ambulances for government services. These ambulances should be available for government duty as and when required, along with continuing to operate for their hospitals as well," he said.</p>.<p>Kejriwal also said he was disappointed with the opposition for questioning the government decision to provide special facilities to COVID-19 warriors while on treatment. </p>.<p>"I want to appeal to everyone, this is not the time to do politics but to work collectively for the people and the nation in these tough times. Please help each other, work together against these issues, and work for the society," he added. </p>
