Covid-19: What you need to know today

Delhi’s Covid-19 count crossed the 1 lakh mark earlier this week with a continuing surge in new cases since the end of June. A ray of hope, however, shone through the health crisis in the capital as the recovery rate from the infection increased and nearly 80,000 patients recovered from the disease, according to state health department data.

With the number of tests increasing, the death toll too has indicated a slight dip while the projections for July have not yet happened. These positive signs have raised hopes that the national capital may well be able to flatten the coronavirus curve if things go according to plan. Experts, have however, cautioned about the need to sustain the dip in cases.

They have emphasised on the urgent need to continue with social distancing guidelines, mandatory wearing of masks, hand hygiene and other dos and don’ts to ward off the infection. Neglecting any of the health guidelines could once again lead to coronavirus cases soaring in the national capital, health experts have said.