The proactive measures initiated by the Delhi Government to tackle   Covid-19 infections seem to be yielding results as the national Capital has witnessed 58 per cent reduction in the number of  coronavirus cases , while the death rate has fallen drastically .

Only 14,758 new infections were reported in the last seven days while 39,308 people recovered or were discharged during the same period. The city reported 130 Covid casualties in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 23,695 on Wednesday. However, the death rate has drastically reduced, as on Tuesday 156 deaths were reported while at least 207 people succumbed to the disease on Monday. The casualty figure was 189, 183, 152 and 233 on last Sunday, Saturday, Friday and Thursday, respectively.

The first day of this month, May 1, saw a 31.6 per cent positivity rate, which came down to 1.93 on May 26. On May 25, the positivity rate was 2.14 per cent, on May 24 this was 2.52 per cent, on May 23 it was 2.42 and on May 22 it was 3.58, while on the 21st it was at a whopping 4.76 per cent.

As per data issued by the health department, it can be concluded that the positivity rate of Covid-19 has dropped by approximately 58 per cent in the last seven days.

The number of containment zones also came down to 36,873 on May 26 from a staggering 56,833 on May 20. Following the declining trend the numbers of such zones has been decreasing day by day in the national Capital.

Delhi has been in the throes of a crisis for close to a month, particularly in April, with people struggling to find beds in hospitals, oxygen cylinders for home management of the disease, medicines, as well as help from Government officials. However, a timely lockdown besides other measures including an increasing number of oxygen beds and ensuring a supply of the life-saving gas to various hospitals in time has certainly saved many lives.