Covid: Over six-fold rise in patients under home isolation in Delhi

The number of coronavirus patients in home isolation in the national capital has seen an over sixfold increase from 447 on April 11 to 2812 on April 24 according to official dataThe number of patients admitted in hospitals also increased from 17 to 80 during the period However the Delhi government has assured people that despite the rise in cases the hospitalisation rate has remained lowThe city is witnessing a spurt in Covid19 cases over the past few days with the number of active cases increasing to 3975 from 601 on April 11The hospitalisation rate however has so far been low accounting for less than three per cent of the total active cases according to the dataChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been reiterating that even though the cases have risen the hospitalisation rate has been lowThe number of patients in home isolation stood at 504 on April 13 and saw a significant increase to 574 the next day and to 685 on April 15 It breached the 700 mark on April 16 and rose to 964 on April 17The numbers crossed the 1000 mark on April 18 to settle at 1188 and to 1274 the next dayAs many as 1574 patients were recuperating in home isolation on April 20 while the numbers inched close to the 2000 mark the next dayWhile cases have seen a rapid increase the number of containment zones has more or less remained constant and has not seen any significant increase the official data shows The number of such zones has declined from 741 on April 11 to 656 on April 24The number of daily Covid cases in Delhi had touched the record high of 28867 on January 13 during the third wave of the pandemicThe city had recorded a positivity rate of 306 per cent on January 14 the highest during the third wave which was largely driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirusExperts have attributed the rise in cases to human behaviour and said that there is little reason to worry as most of the population has immunity either because of vaccinations or previous infectionsThe Delhi government had lifted the mask mandate earlier this month but within three weeks brought it back making it mandatory for people to wear masks at public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 for violationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever