Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that every family that has had a death due to COVID-19, will be given Rs 50,000 each as ex-gratia. Families, in which the breadwinner has died due to the virus, will be given Rs 2,500 monthly pension besides the ex-gratia, the CM announced.

“If the husband dies, the pension will be given to the wife, if the wife dies it will be given to the husband. If an unmarried person dies, the pension will be given to his/her parents,” the Delhi CM further added.

“Children whose both parents die either due to COVID-19 or with one parent already dead and the one succumbing to COVID now will be given Rs 2,500 monthly pension till they attain the age of 25 years. They will be provided free education,” he added.

Delhi, on Tuesday, recorded their lowest COVID-19 cases (4,482) since April 5. It also recorded 265 fatalities while the positivity rate dropped to 6.89%, according to the latest health bulletin released by the city government.

This is the second day on the trot that the number of cases has remained below 5,000.

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The COVID-19 situation has been improving in Delhi with the number of cases and positivity rate going down steadily over the past few days.

However, Kejriwal Sunday extended the lockdown till May 24, saying the gains made so far in combating the coronavirus cannot be lost now.

At 6.89%, the positivity rate is the lowest since April 7 when it stood at 6.1%.