On Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister reassured the capital’s residents that they are prepared to deal with the new mutant strain of the coronavirus.
As per the covid tests conducted on Sunday, the reports showed that the city’s case amounted to 6,23,415 and the death toll due to the coronavirus infection rose upto 10,474, also according to the authorities 57,463 Covid-19 tests were conducted recently.
Delhi has recorded 564 fresh coronavirus cases, the lowest in seven months (on May 26, 412 fresh cases were reported), and 21 more due to the disease on Monday. According to the Health Department’s data, the positivity rate stood at 0.98 per cent.
According to Arvind Kejriwal, while responding to a question asked regarding the new covid strain in UK, he replied
“Delhi has witnessed three waves of coronavirus and the third wave was an intense one when cases went up to 8,500 (fresh cases reported daily) but we managed to control it. We are fully prepared to deal with it. “