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The number of active Covid-19 cases in Delhi has halved in just 12 days from a peak of 94,160 on January 13, while it took 21 days for the active caseload to halve during the second wave last year.
During the third wave of the pandemic, the number of active cases peaked to 94,160 on January 13. The number fell to 42,010 on Tuesday.
During last year's savage second wave, the number of active cases had risen to 99,752 on April 28 and had fallen to 45,047 on May 19. Experts said the drop in the number of cases is in line with their expectations.
It was expected. The rise was very rapid. The R zero value - which indicates the spread of COVID-19 - was around 4, meaning that one person would infect the entire family within two days.
The recovery is faster. The incubation period is shorter, barely two to three days. Hence the sharp drop in the number of cases, said director professor, Community Medicine Department, Maulana Azad Medical College, Nandini Sharma.
Studies suggest that Omicron has an incubation period of approximately three days compared to the Delta variant which had an average incubation period of approximately four days.
The original strain of COVID-19 and its early variants had an incubation period of about five days.
Government data from Delhi showed fewer hospitalizations this time around due to COVID-19 and officials said the virus is not the main reason for most fatalities.
Up to 2,784 (17.96 percent) of the 15,505 COVID-19 beds in hospitals were occupied on January 17. During the second wave, 20,117 (92 percent) of the 21,839 beds were occupied by May 6.
However, the increase in the number of ventilator patients is a cause for concern.
Amid the decline in the number of cases and the positivity rate, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, Delhi's apex COVID-19 managing body, is set to meet on Thursday to discuss the pandemic situation in the city.
The meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal is scheduled for 12:30 PM. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to attend the meeting that will discuss easing that may be allowed with a view to improving the Covid-19 situation, officials said.
Merchants in many parts of the city have protested the restrictions, demanding that the curbs, including those imposed on shops selling non-essential items based on the odd-even system, be lifted every other day.
The decision to impose a curfew for the weekend was taken by the DDMA on Jan. 1 due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in the city. It had also imposed other restrictions, including the closure of all private offices engaged in non-essential services. There is already a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays.
