Coronavirus Highlights: Coronavirus cases in Delhi crossed the 80,000-mark today with 2,948 infections in the last 24 hours as the worst-hit city in the country grapples with the shortage of hospital beds. The total number of deaths in the national capital has mounted to 2,558, the health department said. There have been 66 deaths in the last 24 hours in Delhi, authorities said.
The Delhi government is conducting nearly 20,000 COVID-19 tests per day and has 13,500 beds for those infected by the virus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday morning, while outlining a five-pronged approach to fight the rising tide of novel coronavirus cases in the city. He also thanked the centre for providing the Delhi administration with an adequate number of coronavirus testing kits.
Six days after it recorded four lakh infections, India's COVID-19 tally raced past five lakh today with the highest single-day jump of 18,552 cases, according to Union health ministry data. 384 COVID-19 deaths were also reported during the period, taking the total number of casualties due to the virus to 15,685. The number of active cases stands at 1,97,387, while 2,95,880 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the updated figure at 8 AM. On Friday, India crossed the 5 lakh figure after the country reported its highest single-day spike of over 17,000 cases. It took 149 days to cross the five-lakh mark. India has been recording over 14,000 cases for the past eight days now.
