New Delhi: An analysis of the COVID-19 data put out by the Delhi government reveals that the state has been hiding the number of deaths due to coronavirus in the National Capital. Since May 2, 2020, the Delhi government has insisted that the number of deaths have remained at 65. But since then 20 more persons have died of Covid-19 at Lok Nayak Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital together.
According to the data released by the Delhi government through its dedicated site – https://delhifightscorona.in/ – the government stated that as of May 2, 64 people died due to Covid-19 infections. But from May 2 to May 5, the government insisted that no one had died due to Covid-19 and hence the number remained static at 64. On May 6, according to the state’s health bulletin, only one more person died – a Delhi police constable, whose case was widely reported.
With 5,532 cases, Delhi is right behind Maharashtra and Gujarat in terms of number of cases among all states and union territories.
A scrutiny of the data from Lok Nayak Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility in Delhi shows that on May 4, six patients died, on May 5, six patients died and on May 6, the tally was five. On May 3, no one died at LN Hospital. All the deaths happened in the medicine ward of the hospital where most of the patients have co-morbidities. COVID-19 patients are admitted in the emergency, surgery, gynaecology and paediatric wards of the hospital.
