Delhi coronavirus: There are now 25,620 active cases in the city.
The number of coronavirus in Delhi crossed the 1 lakh mark on Monday evening. With 1,379 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the total COVID-19 count of the capital stood at 1,00,823.
749 patients have recovered from the disease on Monday, taking the total to 72,088. 48 people have died in the last 24 hours, raising the count to 3,115. There are now 25,620 active cases in the city.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to hospitals to counsel their COVID-19 patients to donate plasma after 14 days of recovery from the disease, noting that the number of donors is yet to pick pace.
Mr Kejriwal said the coronavirus recovery rate in Delhi has gone up to 72 per cent, and more and more people are recovering from COVID-19 on a daily basis.
There has been a considerable dip in the positivity ratio and the death rate in Delhi, he said.
"In the last three months, the total number of corona patients in Delhi has reached approximately 1 lakh. But there is no need to worry or panic because out of these one lakh people, 72,000 cases have recovered. The recovery rate in Delhi has gone up to 72 per cent, which is a huge figure," Mr Kejriwal said.
He added that there has been a considerable improvement in the coronavirus situation in Delhi.
"In the month of June, around 35 out of 100 people were found to be positive when tests were conducted. Now, only 11 out of 100 people are found to be positive. There has been an improvement in the positivity ratio in Delhi," he added.
There are a total of 15,000 beds for coronavirus patients, out of which only 5,100 beds are occupied, which means that there are only 5,100 patients in all the hospitals in Delhi, he pointed out.
Last week, there were 6,200 coronavirus patients admitted to the hospitals in Delhi.
"The number of patients admitted to the hospitals has gone down and patients are recovering and returning to their homes. They are not facing any hassles in either testing or beds. They can check the availability of beds in the hospitals on the DelhiCorona App," he added.
India on Monday overtook Russia to became the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world. India is now preceded only by Brazil and the US. Brazil has over 15 lakh cases and the US has more than 28 lakh.
The surge has forced authorities to convert hotels, wedding halls, a spiritual centre and even railway coaches to help provide care to coronavirus patients.