India / Delhi has hit peak of 3rd COVID-19 wave, cases will drop soon: Health Minister

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has said that Delhi has hit the peak of the third wave of coronavirus and cases will come down soon. He further called the third wave of COVID-19 in Delhi "the worst so far". Delhi currently has 40,258 active coronavirus cases and death toll stands at 6,912.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 08, 2020, 01:13 PM
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said the national capital has hit the peak of the third wave of COVID-19 and the number of cases suggests it is the worst so far.

The government has increased the number of beds for COVID-19 patients in hospitals in Delhi, but there is no plan to rope in hotels and banquet halls, the minister said.

"The third wave of COVID-19 is at its peak in Delhi. The number of cases suggests it is the worst wave so far. But the cases will come down soon," Jain said.