As Delhi s COVID Deaths Rise, So Does Pressure on Cremation, Burial Grounds
At Nigambodh Ghat, cremations have gone up from 3-4 daily in early April to 30-40 now.
COVID-19 victims bodies being creamated at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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New Delhi: With Delhi witnessing a nearly ten-fold increase in the number of daily deaths due to COVID-19 since the beginning of this month, the cremation grounds and burial grounds in the city are feeling the pressure.
As of Thursday, 11,652 COVID-19 deaths had been recorded in Delhi. With the rise in COVID-19 cases, the death count has also shot up sharply. While some of the deaths taking place due to the novel coronavirus in Delhi are of those coming to the city for treatment from other states too, the increase in the bodies of COVID-19 victims coming to the cremation grounds and burial grounds in the city is an indicator of how bad the situation has become.
A total of 77 last rites, including 63 confirmed and 14 suspected cases of COVID victims, were performed at five cremation and burial grounds under East Delhi Municipal Corporation until April 12.
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Synopsis At this rate, we will run short of land in a month, he tells at the Qabristan Ahle Islam near ITO. Since last week, on an average 10-15 bodies of Covid victims are being buried daily here. Yesterday, 18 burials were performed.
Burial of a person who died of Covid, at a graveyard in Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)
Mashqoor Rashid makes a grim projection as he oversees the burials of coronavirus victims bodies one after another at the city s largest graveyard.