Possible Reasons Behind the Decline
Suresh Kumar, the medical director of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, Delhi’s largest health facility, told PTI that authorities have been able to contain the coronavirus spread through aggressive testing and contact tracing.
“More than one crore tests have been conducted in Delhi so far. On an average, around 60,000 to 70,000 tests are conducted daily. The Delhi government should be credited for its micro-management and planning,” he said.
Another reason could be that the number of people coming from neighbouring states to seek treatment in Delhi has also reduced due to the ongoing farmer protests, said Dr Ajit Jain, the nodal officer for COVID-19 at Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, to PTI.
Almost 30 percent of the patients admitted to the hospitals in August 2020 were from other states, and accounted for more than half the number of deaths reported between 3 August to 28 August.
Delhi government has even decreased the reservation of…