While the Delhi government has provided administrative support, the ITBP is the nodal agency operating the Centre under the name "Operation Corona Warriors".
The national capital over the past few days has been witnessing a decrease in positivity rate of coronavirus.
The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 421 after a re-mapping of such areas -- an increase of 141 zones -- in the last two days, with the Southwest district topping the chart.
The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 417 after re-mapping of such areas, while around 2.45 lakh people have been screened in a mammoth exercise to check the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital, officials said on Sunday.
The first patient to be admitted to the Railways' isolation coaches facility in Delhi arrived at the Shakur Basti station here on Wednesday, and around 15 more are expected to come, officials said.
According to the Delhi govt's response plan, the new COVID-19 response plan suggests the coronavirus positive patients or cluster cases in highly dense areas will be sent to the COVID care centres, as per the MoHFW guidelines.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday after testing negative for the infection a day ago.
According to the analysis of the Delhi government data, the number of cases crossed the 30,000 mark on June 9 and it crossed the 40,000 mark on June 14.
It took eight days for the number of cases to rise from 20,000 to 30,000, while the national capital took 13 days for the tally to progress from 10,000 to 20,000.
North Delhi and Southwest Delhi have the highest number of containment zones at 36 and 34 each followed by South Delhi at 32.
With the highest single-day spike of 2,137 COVID-19 cases on Friday, the total tally in Delhi crossed the 36,000-mark as the death toll due to the disease climbed to 1,214, authorities said.
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan heard the matter and said it was not going to issue any notice and subsequently, the petitioners withdrew their pleas.
The popular eating joint in Rajouri Garden, which reopened after being shut for almost three months, landed in trouble as 38 persons were arrested for celebrating a birthday party there on Monday while allegedly violating all social distancing norms.
According to the health bulletin, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi rose to 31,309 with 1,366 fresh cases. There are 18,543 active cases, while 11,861 patients have either recovered, been discharged or migrated.
Delhi containment zones: Delhi has witnessed a massive hike in coronavirus cases as tally rises to 26,334 while 10,315 recovered and 708 deaths have been reported so far. With the rise in Covid-19 cases, the number of containment zones in the national capital also soared rose to 219 on Sunday. The highest 33 active zones are in the North district.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday denied the reports of a shortage of beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi and said that the Kejriwal government is trying to fix problems being faced by people in Delhi corona app.
As many as 13 people have tested positive for coronavirus at Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's Office. According to the sources, the positive coronavirus cases were reported from Delhi Lieutenant Governor's office at Raj Niwas Marg, Civil Lines, New Delhi.
The number of active COVID-19 patients in Delhi has gone up to over 11,000, most of whom are under home-quarantine. The district magistrates have been directed to gather information about indoor air-conditioned locations, preferably large multi-purpose halls, banquet halls, or indoor stadiums, for putting up extra beds for COVID-19 patients.
With four new additions, the total number of containment zones in the national capital reached 91 on Monday, the Delhi government said. While one zone has been sealed in North-West and South-East districts each, two new containment zones have been formed in the South-East district, the government said.
Coronavirus in Delhi: The Health report said that the cumulative death figures refer to fatalities where the primary cause of death was found to be the infection, as per the report of the Death Audit Committee on the basis of case sheets received from various hospitals.
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