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Delhi hits new record high of over 11,000 Covid-19 cases
The positivity rate—the proportion of samples that test positive—in the national capital also spiked and was logged at 12.44%, a sharp rise from 9.43% a day earlier.
Delhi reported an all-time high of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in a day after more than 11,000 infections and 72 deaths were recorded on Monday, according to the health bulletin issued on Monday.
There were 11,491 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, which have pushed the cumulative tally to 736,688. The fatalities also rose sharply on Monday by 72, taking the death toll in Delhi to 11,355.
The positivity rate—the proportion of samples that test positive—in the national capital also spiked and was logged at 12.44%, a sharp rise from 9.43% a day earlier.
Authorities also ramped up the testing and conducted 92,397 tests in the last 24 hours. Out of the tests conducted, 65,564 were RT-PCR tests and 26,833 were Rapid antigen.
Recording a steep rise, active cases in Delhi inched closer to 40,000-mark as 38,095 cases were registered in the same period, health bulletin said. The national capital has 6175 containment zones, it added.
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday termed the Covid-19 situation in Delhi is "worrisome" and issued a stark warning asking people to step out of their homes only if it is urgent.
Last month, the CM confirmed that the city-state is witnessing the fourth wave of infections, even as the rest of the country is reeling from the second wave. Kejriwal also said that a lockdown to curb the spread of the disease was not an option but warned of stricter restrictions.
In order to ramp up the city’s medical infrastructure, the Delhi government on Monday declared 14 private hospitals in the city as "full Covid-19" hospitals and directed them not to admit any non-COVID patients till further orders.
Nineteen private hospitals have been directed to reserve at least 80 per cent of their ICU beds for coronavirus disease-related treatment. Eighty-two private hospitals have been asked to set aside at least 60 per cent of their ICU beds for COVID-19 patients, according to the order issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
