Amid a spike in #coronavirus infections in Delhi, reports have emerged of a number of Covid patients dying for want of medical attention. In several cases, even if a patient was lucky enough to find a bed, it wasn’t before several hours of waiting. Worse still, accounts have emerged of desperate Covid patients from the capital rushing to neighbouring states like Madhya Pradesh and Punjab to get treated in hospitals.

Such stories illustrate the scale and severity of the unfolding Covid-19 crisis in Delhi. Since the #lockdown was relaxed on May 18, Delhi has seen a huge jump in infections and deaths. To get a sense of how quickly the crisis has escalated, let’s look at the numbers between May 18 and June 1.

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