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Photos: Delhi nears 30,000 cases; Manish Sisodia hints at 5 lakh by July
Delhi’s coronavirus tally stands at 29,943 cases with 874 deaths. With Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in quarantine and public spaces reopened, there seems to be enough reason for concern. According to the Delhi health ministry, the current doubling rate of the coronavirus infection in the national capital is 14 days, so Delhi is likely to see over 56,000 cases by the end of the next two weeks.
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A medical worker takes a swab sample for Covid-19 testing in a bus converted into a mobile coronavirus testing clinic at Government Officers Flats in Vasant Kunj. The national capital on June 8 reported 1,007 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths due to the coronavirus infection, taking Delhi’s total tally to 29,943, according to Delhi Health Department data. (Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal chaired a State Disaster Management Authority meeting on COVID-19 situation attended by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and State Health Minister Satyendar Jain today. “Till July 15, the cases would mount to 2.5 lakh and we would require 33,000 beds and till July 31, there will be 5.5 lakh cases and we would need 80,000 beds,” Sisodia told reporters after a meeting. (ANI)
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Traffic congestion seen along the Vikas Marg at ITO. Except for June 1, when Delhi saw a spike of 990 cases, it has been recording over 1,000 fresh Covid-19 cases every day from May 28 to June 7, the highest being 1,513 on June 3. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal underwent a test for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on June 9. Kejriwal had isolated himself at home on June 7 after he developed a sore throat and mild fever and cancelled all of his meetings thereafter. (ANI)
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Devotees stand in queue to offer prayers at the Jhandewalan temple after it reopened to the public on June 8. All religious places, shopping malls, restaurants and hotels outside of containment zones were reopened amid the rising coronavirus cases in Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
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Hairdressers clad in protective coveralls and gloves seen at work in a salon in Gandhi Market on June 5. With the reopening of economic activities that have resulted in public gatherings, the anxiety of higher infection rates has risen as well. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
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A shopkeeper takes a nap inside his shop amid the lockdown. At least, 11,357 patients have recovered from the highly infectious disease and been discharged from various hospitals. A total of 358 coronavirus patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, reported HT. (Shahbaz Khan / PTI)
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