People, govts together attained victory over COVID-19, fight not yet over: Kejriwal

Speaking at the inauguration of a 450-bed Delhi government hospital in Burari via videoconferencing, he said in the last one month, coronavirus-related parameters have improved in the national capital

July 25, 2020 02:37 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 12:40 pm IST - New Delhi:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia inspect a COVID centre set up at Commonwealth Games Village (CWG) indoor stadium, near Akshardham in New Delhi, July 1, 2020.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia inspect a COVID centre set up at Commonwealth Games Village (CWG) indoor stadium, near Akshardham in New Delhi, July 1, 2020.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said people of the city, his government and the Centre together have attained victory over COVID-19 but the fight is not yet over.

Speaking at the inauguration of a 450-bed Delhi government hospital in Burari via videoconferencing, he said in the last one month, coronavirus-related parameters have improved in the national capital.

“Two crore people of Delhi, Delhi government and the Centre together have attained victory over coronavirus but it would not be correct to say that the fight is over,” Mr. Kejriwal said.

He said in the past one month, the number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi has gone down, deaths have reduced, recovery rate has improved and positivity ratio has lowered.

 

With the inauguration of this hospital, the number of beds for coronavirus patients in the city will further increase, he added.

Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who recently recovered from COVID-19, inaugurated the hospital in Burari.

As of Friday, Delhi had 1,28,389 COVID-19 cases, while the toll due to the disease stood at 3,777. There were 13,681 active cases in the city.

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