Rise In Number Of Patients In Delhi With Covid-Like Symptoms: Doctors

Rise in Covid-19 count!

The cases of Covid-19 have been rising in the National capital. As per the state given by doctors they said maximum number of patients are witness Covid-19 like symptoms.

Many hospitals in Delhi are reporting a rise in number of patients suffering from Covid-like symptoms such as fever, common cold, cough, and bodyache in the last two weeks, doctors said.

Weather could also be a factor, as rains and humidity and fluctuation in temperature can contribute to some health complications, they said.

Doctors at several leading government and private medical facilities said many patients had these symptoms persistently, but they did not "go for an RT-PCR test" for COVID-19 detection.

According to the statement, “We are not seeing much rise in Covid cases being reported at present. But, many patients are coming for consultations with fever, common cold, cough, loose motion, bodyache or other symptoms in the last two weeks. Some are showing one of these symptoms while others have a mix of these symptoms," said Dr. Suranjit Chatterjee, a senior consultant at Apollo Hospital.

"There is a rise in cases of such patients, but not a very significant rise. People these days are largely not opting to go for an RT-PCR test despite having multiple Covid-like symptoms. We recommend such patients to go for a test," he said.

Delhi on Tuesday had recorded 400 new COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.92 per cent, while one person died due to the viral infection.