Potential increase of containment zones in Delhi despite rise in Covid-19 recovery rate and fatality rate decline

India has reported another 75,760 new coronavirus cases and 1,023 deaths over the span of 24 hours prior to 8am on Thursday, which is the highest single-day spike any country hit by the pandemic has ever witnessed. With this leap, India's caseload surpassed the 3.3 million mark, of which 60,472 people have died. 

The good news is the recovery rate in the country has continued to rise, reaching 76.24% at the same time that the fatality rate has continued to decline, which stands now at 1.83%.

As for vaccine updates: ‘Covishield’, the potential vaccine developed by  Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), at Bharti Vidyapeeth’s Medical College and Hospital, was administered to two male volunteers amidst hopes it would prove its efficacy.

Delhi sees increase in cases

In the meantime Delhi has witnessed an increase in cases over the past few days, which forced the administration to double the number of tests conducted to contain the further spread of the virus. However, it appears that the number of containment zones - currently standing at 716 - will increase in the coming days as further restrictions are set to be lifted in compliance with the fourth stage of  lockdown easing, known as "Unlock 4".

In Andhra Pradesh, 10,621 fresh cases have been registered in 24 hours taking the total tally to 3.93 lakh in the state, which has reported 2.95 lakh recoveries and 3,633 deaths since the start of the pandemic.