On Friday, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the danger of Covid-19 has subsided in the national capital and the situation is ”quite under control”. Delhi is expected to record 10,500 cases on Friday with a positivity rate of 17 to 18 per cent, said the minister. He said, with lesser cases being reported daily, the government has sent a proposal to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to withdraw the weekend curfew, lift the odd-even rule for opening of shops and allow private offices to operate at 50 per cent capacity.
”Experts had warned that Delhi can record one lakh cases daily during this wave but that danger has been averted. We will take a call on lifting of more restrictions within three-four days,” Jain told to reporters.
The peak in Delhi
As said by the health minister, Delhi has passed the peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 induced by Omicron variant. He said, "the grave danger of coronavirus has subsided in Delhi." Last week, on Thursday, Delhi recorded 28,867 Covid-19 cases, the sharpest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic. However, the number declined to 24,383 on Friday, 20,718 on Saturday, 18,286 on Sunday, 12,527 on Monday, 11,684 on Tuesday, 13,785 on Wednesday and 12,306 on Thursday.
On Saturday, the positivity rate stood at 30.6 per cent, 27.9 per cent on Sunday, 28 per cent on Monday, 22.5 per cent on Tuesday, 23.9 per cent on Wednesday and 21.5 per cent on Thursday.
”Of the 43 fatalities recorded on Thursday, coronavirus was the primary cause in only three,” Health Minister Jain said.