New Delhi: The death of over 4,500 people who lost their lives in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has been forfeited through the records of the Delhi government over the last 24 days.
The tally of funerals with government death toll statistics between April 18 and May 11 show a cumulative difference of 4,783.
According to the municipal records, 12,833 people are cremated under the Covid protocol during the 24-day period with 534 funerals a day or 22 every 60 minutes being recorded. However, The Delhi government registered 8,050 COVID deaths during the same interval.
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According to the Delhi government's health bulletin on Saturday, there are 66,295 active coronavirus cases in the national capital.
The positivity rate has come down to 11.32 percent, which is the lowest since April 12.
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The death toll in Delhi has now reached 21,244, while the cumulative fatality rate is at 1.53 percent.
