Delhi recorded 8,500 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the first time the figure has dipped below 10,000 since April 10, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.
From 28,000 fresh infections on April 20 the number of cases has fallen to 8500 as on May 14. The city's test positivity rate has also dipped to 12%, Kejriwal said during a digital press conference.
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Around 10,000 beds have cleared up in the past 10 days, he said but noted that the number of patients in critical condition remains considerable because the ICU beds have not been freed up much.
The Chief Minister further said that Delhi will bear cost of education and other expenses of those children who were orphaned by COVID-19 pandemic and will give financial aid to those families that have lost the earning members.
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