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COVID-19 | 82% people who lost their lives were above 50 years: Delhi CM Kejriwal

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the most number of COVID-19 deaths have been reported amongst people above the age of 50 and the elderly.

“We have analysed that 82% of the people who lost their lives were above the age of 50. We are seeing that there are more deaths among the elderly,” said Kejriwal while addressing the media.

He requested the people to follow all health precautions so as to avoid contracting the highly contagious coronavirus.

“Out of roughly 7,000 positive cases in Delhi, approximately 1,500 are in hospital. Out of these 1,500 cases, only 27 are on the ventilator. The majority of these cases are mild or asymptomatic,” he added.

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51 people are in the intensive care unit while approximately 75% of the coronavirus cases are either mild or asymptomatic (ICU).

The Chief Minister also added that the government has requisitioned ambulances from private hospitals as complaints were received that people had to wait for several hours for ambulances.

He further informed that the government has attached at least two 5-star hotels with Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, for the treatment of healthcare professionals and COVID-19 warriors, if they contract the infection while performing their duty.

He also appealed to the migrant workers stranded in Delhi to not travel back to their native states on foot, assuring that the government is arranging more trains for facilitating their movement.

“I have been seeing how migrant workers are travelling all the way on feet to reach their respective places, I want to appeal to all the migrant workers stranded in Delhi, we are arranging more trains for the migrants. I appeal to them to not travel on foot. It is not safe. We take your responsibility. We are here to take care of you,” said Arvind Kejriwal.

Adding that things will be back on track soon, he said, “Some people died in road accidents, some were mowed down by trains and walking home without food is not safe either. We are here to look after you.”

This comes in the backdrop of the Ministry of Home Affairs recent order allowing the stranded people to reach their native states, and several states arranging trains for those stuck in other states due to lockdown.

The number of cases in the national capital climbed to 6,923 on Saturday, said the Chief Minister.

(With ANI inputs)

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