Delhi’s daily Covid-19 tally breaches 1,900-mark; highest since Dec 12 last year

The Capital also saw six more fatalities on Monday, which have taken its death toll 11,012 and its caseload is 659,619, the bulletin showed.

Delhi reported the highest daily increase in cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in more than three months on Monday, with 1,904 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the health department’s bulletin. The last time the cases went over the 1,900-mark was on December 12 last year, when 1,935 people had tested positive for Covid-19. The Capital also saw six more fatalities on Monday, which have taken its death toll 11,012 and its caseload is 659,619, the bulletin showed.

A healthcare worker collects the swab sample for Covid-19 testing from a person at India Gate in New Delhi. (ANI Photo)

The recoveries in Delhi have climbed to 640,575 with 1,411 patients cured of the viral disease on Monday and the active cases are above 8,000, the bulletin showed. As many as 68,805 tests were conducted on Monday of which 52,490 are RT-PCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat while the remaining 16,315 are rapid antigen tests, it added. The bulletin also stated that 4,639 patients continue to remain under home isolation while the total containment zones are almost 1,850.

Even as the cases are on the increase in Delhi for more than a month, health minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday ruled out the possibility of imposing another lockdown, saying it was not a solution to curb the spread of the disease. Jain pointed out that during the earlier months there was a logic behind a lockdown as no one was aware of how the virus spread. “Authorities kept on extending the lockdown, but the virus did not die. I don’t think lockdown is a solution,” Jain told news agency PTI.

With the entire country celebrating the festival of Holi on Monday amid strict Covid-19 measures, Delhi Police commissioner SN Shrivastava said that no one was found violating the guidelines brought in by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The authority last Tuesday ordered that no public celebrations for Holi along with upcoming festivals such as Navratri and Shab-e-Barat will be allowed in Delhi.

The streets of the Capital wore a deserted on Monday look and police personnel were seen patrolling areas, making announcements through loudspeakers about Covid-related measures and checking incidents of drunk driving, speeding etc. The police earlier appealed to all residents to stay at home and celebrate Holi with their family members.