Delhi tests higest per million in world

 

Delhi CM says Delhi covid tests highest per million in world 

Says No Other State / City Has Tested 10% Of Its Population 

 Andhra Pradesh is at se cond place with 1.362 tests per New Delhi: While conclu million population, Gujarat ding a discussion on manage at third with 1,000 tests.  ment of Covid - 19 during the Karnataka 983, Haryana 990, one - day special session of Maharashtra 802 and Uttar Delhi Assembly, Chief Minority 670. We have tested ster Arvind Kejriwal on around 21 lakh people till Monday said that the highest now,  which is 11% of the tests per day per million in population of Delhi.  No other the world were currently be state or city in the world has been conducted in Delhi.  tested 10% of its total popula Kejriwal said 3,057 tests tion.  "Kejriwal said. Per million population were before rapid antigen tests were conducted daily in Del (RAT) was introduced on Ju hi, while the same was around ne 18,5,000-7,000 tests were be 3,000 in UK, 1,388 in the US, ing.  conducted daily in the ci 2.311 in Russia and 858 in Peru ty. Initially, it was used in con pan - India number was tainment zones. Later, as mo 819 tests per million per day re RAT kits were made The CM's reference was to  da available, testing was expan ily tests in recent days. When ded to all Il districts. At it comes to cumulative tests, that time, Delhi was facing its the US, UK, Russia, etc all ha first serious crisis and ve much higher  numbers nearly 4,000 new cases were (around 2.8 lakh tests per mil. being added daily. The go lion). Also, daily testing levels vernment scaled up opera have come down in countries tions to test track and isolate that are past their peak. "  Around 60,000 tests are positive cases to reduce the spread o  f the disease.  being conducted daily in Del The increase in testing

was achieved mainly by ex: hospitals and taken various panding RAT as RT - PCR tests measures to reduce the death remained below 10,000.  On rate, "he added. July 30, 21,658 tests were con" The death rate in Delhiis ducted, or this, 6,246 (29%) 0.6%, which I think is the lo were done using RT - PCR, west among all the  states.  Del while 15,412 (71%) were done hi was the first in the world to through RAT.  Data shows RT introduce home isolation af PCR tests remained between ter learning that hospitals 14% and 20% of the totaltests.  were overwhelmed with pati From September 6 to 11, ents and many of the percentage of RT.  them were lying on PCR tests stood at 26%, the road.  We 34%, 22%, 20%, 15% and have treated 1,15,254 14%, respectively, people in home iso Responding to leader FATALITIES lation till now.  Of of Opposition Ramvir RECORDED these, 16,568 people Singh Bidhuri attribu IN PAST 24 are still in home iso ting Covid management HOURS lation.  Only 30 peo in Delhi to the center's ple have died out of interventions, Kejriwal 1.25 lakh people in said, "I'm not saying that Co home isolation, which is vid management in Delhi is 0.03% of the total number, 100% correct  . We are ready to probably the least in the rectify the mistakes. If we world, "Kejriwal stated.  are at fault, you should also talking about the world's correct our mistakes.  Delhi first plasma bank being has elected both of us.  "Established in Delhi, Chief The CM said more tests minister Kejriwal said," The would result in more positive work that we started in April cases.  "We should not be sca and May was allowed by the red because of these num US President on August 19 bers. We have to be scared of around 1,965 people were gi deaths and not let their num ven plasma in Delhi." Bers rise.  The government referring to the influx of has conducted micro audit of patients from outside Delhi, 

the CM said, “Till now, we have treated 5.264 people from outside Delhi.  I hope other 5 states also invest in health in frastructure.  "" We faced the toughest challenges compared with the rest of the country becau se 80-90% of all flights ferry ing Indians stranded abroad landed in Delhi.  The health secretary had written to all district magistrates on March 22 saying that 32,000 people had returned to India in a single month and they needed to be identified.  It was impossible to identify all of them spread across del hi, "Kejriwal said. Bidhurisaid deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia had created panic by saying that Delhi would see 5.5 lakh cases by the end of July and it was union home minister Amit Shah who had  arran ged for 20,000 new beds and provided ventilators, oxygen cylinders, oximeters, PPE kits, enhanced testing and capped the treatment cost in the hospitals. Kejriwal said, "I want to thank the center for helpingus whenever we needed them."