Photos: Delhi crosses 100,000 Covid-19 cases; fatality rate over 3%
Updated On Jul 07, 2020 03:17 PM IST
Delhi on July 6 crossed the 100,000 case mark in its ongoing battle against the virus, 127 days since it recorded its first coronavirus disease (Covid-19) case. The crossing of this grim milestone came with some positive news --the city’s daily number of tests continues to rise and improvements have been logged in the recovery rate of people being admitted with the disease. The number of people turning out positive among those tested daily is also down to single digits, a sign that experts are viewing positively when coupled with rising test numbers.
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Medics at work in a Covid-19 Testing Centre at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital in New Delhi on July 6. Delhi on July 6 recorded 1,379 new Covid-19 cases, its lowest daily increase since June 9 but enough to take the capital’s total case count to a grim 100,823 with 3,115 lives lost as of last count. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)
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A health worker collects a nasal swab sample in New Delhi on July 6. The number of daily Covid-19 tests performed in the city dipped to 13,879 in yesterday bulletin in line with recent dips on Sundays. The testing figure has remained between 25,000-27,000 for the last two weeks—reaching a peak of 28,329 active cases on June 27. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)
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A scene from Rajghat reminiscent of days before Covid-19 as the capital moves ahead with Unlock 2.0 relaxations, on June 4. The capital’s first Covid-19 case emerged 127 days ago when on March 2, a 45-year-old man from Mayur Vihar tested positive after returning from Italy. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)
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Medical staff attend to a person in the temporary Covid-19 care centre at Shehnai Banquet Hall on July 6. The city touched the 1 lakh mark six days later than predicted by a five-member panel set up in the beginning of June to aid the Delhi government plan the increase of infrastructure. Contrary to what the committee had suggested, the number of active cases has also not shot up to 50,000-60,000 yet. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Operators at work in a Covid-19 telemedicine and surveillance hub at the District Magistrate's office in Daryaganj on July 4. Even though it is declining, Delhi’s case fatality rate—the number of people who died of Covid-19—remains over 3%. This is slightly higher than the national average of about 2.8%. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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A family member talks to a relative admitted for COVID-19 treatment using video conferencing facilities at LNJP hospital on July 3. Delhi has also seen increase in its recovery rate over recent weeks. The number of recoveries shot up June 18 onwards when 3,884 people recovered or were discharged in one day, rather than the few hundred per day previously. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia hand over discharge slips to the 1,000th recovering Covid-19 patients at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital on July 6, 2020. An increase in the number of cases in June and a policy revision —wherein a Covid-19 patient can be discharged 10 days after the onset of symptoms or three days after recovery—are likely reasons for the increased recovery rate, HT reported. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)
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