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Amid rising numbers of coronavirus in the city, Delhi government extends lockdown for a week

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (April 25, 2021) extended the complete lockdown in the national capital by one more week due to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation.

On Saturday, the national capital recorded 24,103 new COVID-19 infections and 357 deaths, the highest single-day toll for the city since the pandemic broke out. Delhi’s positivity rate now stands at 32.27 per cent and its COVID-19 caseload has now climbed to over 10 lakh with the total number of active cases nearing one lakh. The city currently has 93,080 active infections.

Delhi has also witnessed 13,898 coronavirus-related fatalities.

Delhi has reported nearly 2,500 deaths due to the deadly virus in the last 12 days. Since the lockdown, Delhi saw 277 deaths on April 20, 249 on April 21, 306 on April 22 and 348 casualties on April 23.

The number of containment zones in Delhi has also increased from 22,000 to 24,802.

The complete COVID-19-induced lockdown was imposed in Delhi on April 19 to contain the spread of the raging fourth wave of coronavirus in the national capital. In a press conference address, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said, “Delhi’s health system is unable to take more patients in big numbers.”

The AAP supremo had stated, “If a lockdown isn’t implemented now the situation will go beyond control.”

Earlier on Friday, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) had asked the Delhi government to extend the lockdown in the national capital. They also decided to shut markets for one more week.

“As and when the situation is improved, the lockdown can be lifted,” the confederation said in a statement.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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