Third wave of Covid-19 in Delhi seems to be under control: Kejriwal

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Delhi seems to be under control now, as the city reported 1,133 fresh cases at a positivity rate of less than 1.5 per cent.

"There was a time in November when the daily cases went up to nearly 8,600. But, even then it wasn't a panicky situation in Delhi, and beds were available. We fought it all together. The fresh cases count today is 1,133, the official report will soon be out," he told an online briefing.

The chief minister said the situation in Delhi has improved significantly as the positivity rate had gone up to 15.26 per cent as in early November.

It is now down to 1.3 per cent, one of the lowest so far in Delhi, and nationally too, he said.

"It seems, together all of us have brought the third wave of pandemic in Delhi under control," Kejriwal said.

The active cases, which were around 45,000 in November, are now down to about 12,000, he added.

The chief minister said, "I salute Covid-19 warriors, frontline worker; thank Centre, political parties and religious institutions for their support and cooperation".