“Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, assured the people of the national capital today that they don’t have to worry about the recent spike in Covid cases, as the government is ready for any situation.
He said that 7,986 beds are available for Covid patients in Delhi hospitals, and that the government has enough oxygen cylinders.
He also said that only three deaths have been reported in the last four or five days, and that all three patients had very serious co-morbidities.
He said that it is possible that co-morbidities were the main cause of death and Covid was just a coincidence, but he couldn’t confirm that.
He said that the XBB 1.16 variant of Covid is currently the most common one, accounting for 48 per cent of all positive cases. He said that this variant spreads quickly but is not severe, and that it can infect even those who have been fully vaccinated. He said that on March 15, the daily case count was 42 and in 15 days it increased to 295.
He said that the government has been conducting mock drills to prepare for any scenario.
He said that the government has been testing sewage samples to detect any possible resurgence of the virus. He said that all the cases are also being sent for genome sequencing to identify any new variants if they exist.
He said that until mid-February, the Covid positivity result from sewage samples was zero, but in the last 15 days, some samples have tested positive.