Doubling rate of coronavirus cases in Delhi is 11 days at present: Jain

The doubling rate of coronavirus cases in the national capital at present is 11 days, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday.

In a statement issued by the Delhi government, he was also quoted as saying that "compared to the western countries, the situation in India is much better".

"In Delhi, right now we have 3,925 active cases (till Wednesday) and only 84 patients are in ICU. We should not look into the cases in terms of absolute numbers but we should calculate the rate of growth with respect to the base value," he said.

"The rate of growth of COVID-19 cases in Delhi was around 8 per cent yesterday, earlier the rate was 20 per cent, then it became 15 per cent and now it has become 12 per cent," Jain said.

The health minister also said that the doubling rate of coronavirus cases in Delhi is 11 days at present.

There are 5,532 positive COVID-19 cases in Delhi and 12 patients are currently on ventilators. On Wednesday, 428 fresh cases were reported in Delhi.

However, the