Delhi government has declared street No.18 to 22 of Zakir Nagar, nearby area of Abu Bakar Masjid and rest of Zakir Nagar as 'containment zones', after Covid-19 positive patients were found here earlier
A resident of Delhi's posh Lajpat Nagar has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus. Naveen Ramani, who was diagnosed for COVID-19, is a bed-ridden kidney patient. The infection has claimed at least 12 lives in the national capital so far.
Three cancer patients admitted at the Delhi State Cancer Institute have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of coronavirus cases at the hospital to 21.
The Delhi government on Thursday updated the list of hotspots in the national capital adding a few more places taking the total number of high-risk COVID-19 areas to 25.
According to the Delhi Health Department, 249 of the total cases were people who had travelled abroad or came in contact with affected persons; and 430 came from Markaj (centre) in Nizamuddin area of South Delhi.
Police said Ali had gone to Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh for a Tablighi Jamaat conference and returned to the national capital in a truck of vegetables after 45 days.
A police constable in the Delhi Police today tested positive for the coronavirus. The 44-year-old cop was deployed at the Delhi Airport. On being testing positive for the infection, he was taken to Lok Nayak Hospital. His family members will also be brought to hospital tomorrow for tests.
A resident of the Kalkaji society said, "The ASI was on leave for several days. He was showing symptoms of cough and fever. When tested he was found to be coronavirus positive."
Earlier, in a tweet by the Chief Minister''s Office (CMO) the tally of cases were 550, however, in a bulletin released by the Delhi Health Department the number of cases were updated to 576.
Delhi on Sunday reported 58 new coronavirus positive cases. Total number of positive cases in the national capital increased to 503 (including 320 who had attended Tablighi Jamaat event, 61 who have a foreign travel history and 18 people who were discharged from hospital after recovering).
Novel-coronavirus disease continues to affect more and more people across the world. More than 1.1 million people have so far tested positive for COVID-19 while 64,000 people have lost their lives. 245,000 people have so far recovered from the disease. In the United States alone, the coronavirus positive cases have gone past 300,000 while in India more than 3,000 people have been infected with the deadly virus. Get the latest updates on Coronavirus here:
The national capital saw 91 fresh cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours with total number rising to 384, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Friday afternoon.
The US Embassy Spokesperson in New Delhi said they are working with the health authorities here to ensure the employee receives proper treatment.
The coronavirus cases in the national capital have increased to 293 with 182 patients from Markaz Nizamuddin, Delhi's Health Department said today.
A CRPF doctor, who is a Chief Medical Officer residing in officers mess in Saket, Delhi, has tested positive for COVID-19. Staff and guests living in officers mess have been placed in quarantine.
Actor-singer Harry Styles says he is stranded in the US in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The number of coronavirus cases in the national capital went up to 152 on Wednesday with 32 people testing positive in the last 24 hours. Out of the total tally, 53 people had attended a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz.
Another doctor of a hospital in Delhi has been tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total count of doctors affected by the infection to four.
"During a war, a soldier protects his country, risks his life.... our whole nation is indebted to them. Today, the job that you guys (health workers) are doing is no less than that of a soldier. You are risking your life to save people of this country," Kejriwal said.
A head constable with Government Railway Police (GRP) has been tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi. He has been shifted to Kasturba Hospital in Delhi and is under observation.
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