Covid situation in Delhi 'very serious', people should be careful: Kejriwal

The Covid-19 situation in Delhi is "very serious" with 10,732 fresh cases of infection being reported in the last 24 hours, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday

The Covid-19 situation in Delhi is “very serious” with 10,732 cases of infection reported in the last 24 hours, the highest since the pandemic began, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday as he issued a stark warning —do not step out of homes unless it is urgent.
 
“The fourth wave is more dangerous than the previous wave. The government is closely monitoring the situation,” he told a press conference.
 
In just a few weeks, Delhi has gone from near-normalcy — with less than 100 cases reported on February 16 — to an exploding pandemic, a grim reminder that the virus is continuing to extract its toll.
 
Kejriwal said the current fourth wave of the pandemic in the city was “very dangerous” and was spreading at such a rapid rate that it has left many people baffled. “Cases have escalated in a big way in the last 10-15 days. And, in the past 24 hours, the city has recorded 10,732 cases. The situation is very serious.”
 
This is the highest single-day spike in Delhi since the outbreak of the pandemic. The previous highest ever single-day spike in Delhi — 8,593 cases — was reported on November 11, 2020.
 
The CM said his government does not want to impose lockdown in Delhi but such a situation may arise if there is a rush to the hospitals and beds are unavailable for serious patients.
 
“We need your cooperation. If your cooperation is received and situation of hospitals is under control, there will be no need to impose lockdown in Delhi.”