×
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Delhi govt to hold meeting to assess if there is community transmission of COVID-19 in city

Last Updated 08 June 2020, 14:20 IST

Amid scare of community spread of COVID-19 in the national capital, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal will chair a high-level meeting on Tuesday to assess the situation in the city and decide on a change in strategy, if needed.

Sources said the meeting will take a holistic view of the situation and hear health experts to understand the emerging situation in the capital, which has witnessed nearly 30,000 cases since the first case was reported on March 2.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the meeting would discuss whether Delhi has entered the third stage of community spread of Covid-19. "If participant experts say there is community spread in Delhi, our strategy will change," Sisodia said.

Sisodia has been assigned by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to attend the meeting chaired by Baijal, as he has gone into self isolation after developing Covid-19 like symptoms. Kejriwal will be tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Reports of community spread emerged as the national capital opened shopping malls, religious places and restaurants on Monday, following the Centre's 'Unlock 1.0' strategy. Kejriwal has been saying that Delhi cannot be in lockdown for long as it would hurt its economy and result in huge job loss while emphasising that one has to live with the virus.

As on Sunday, Delhi had reported 28,936 cases since the first case was reported on March 2. In June alone, there were 9,092 cases, which is 31.42% of the total cases. In May alone, there were 16,326 cases (56.42% of total cases as of now).

Except for June 1 when the capital reported 990 cases, the city has seen more than 1,250 cases every day. On June 2, it recorded 1,298 cases and it rose 1,513 the next day, the highest spike for any single day.

Since then, there has been a decrease in the number of cases but it has not gone down below 1,000-mark. On June 4, there were 1,359 cases while it was 1,330 on June 5, 1,320 on June 6 and 1,282 on June 7.

There are 17,125 active cases, while 10,999 people have so far recovered from COVID-19 in the national capital.

Maharashtra(85,975 cases), Tamil Nadu(30,152), Delhi(28,936), Gujarat (20,097) and Rajasthan (10,599) were the five worst affected states. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh inched towards the 10,000 mark.

ADVERTISEMENT
(Published 08 June 2020, 11:48 IST)

Follow us on

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT