According to the police, 1,501 challans were issued to people for not wearing a face mask while 33 people were fined for not adhering to social distancing norms.
Earlier on November 17, the Delhi government had warned that if needed, markets flouting safety protocols would be closed for a few days.
Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday announced that people coming from Delhi via flight, bus or train, will be getting tested on their arrival to the state.
In the wake of a heavy spike in the coronavirus cases in Delhi, a door-to-door survey for identifying and testing symptomatic people for COVID-19 in containment and densely packed areas commenced on Friday.
Several media reports claimed that the Maharashtra government is contemplating suspension of train and flight services between Delhi and Mumbai as COVID-19 cases in the national capital have seen a surge again.
The survey is aimed at identifying and testing symptomatic people living in containment zones and densely packed areas, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today.
Speaking to reporters, Satyendra Jain said, "The positivity rate was 15 per cent on November 7. It is less than 11 per cent now. The maximum number of cases (8,593) were reported on November 10."
The sudden spike in cases comes amid the festive season and rising pollution level. While Durga Puja celebrations ended on October 25, Diwali fell on Saturday and Chhath is on November 20-21.
The Indian Railways is making available coaches with 800 beds at Shakur Basti railway station while doctors and para-medics from paramilitary forces will man the coaches which will act as COVID care-cum-isolation facilities.
Due to the current surge and steep rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, people should avoid travelling to high risk zones like Delhi-NCR unless unavoidable as their probability of getting infected increases substantially when they are in these high risk zones.
The submission was made on an affidavit filed before Justice Navin Chawla in response to a lawyer''s plea challenging the Rs 500 challan issued to him for not wearing a mask while he was driving alone in his private car.
Amid rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday said that there will be no lockdown in the national. However, there will be local restrictions in buys places.
Delhi coronavirus cases: Delhi is witnessing a spurt in Covid-19 cases since October 28 when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time. On Wednesday, it crossed the 8,000-mark
Delhi recorded 3,797 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.89 lakh, even as 99 new fatalities pushed the toll to 7,713, authorities said.
With the national capital witnessing a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, there has been a significant rise in the number of containment zones as authorities have created over 1,000 new such zones in the last 15 days, according to Delhi government data.
The highest single-day spike of 8,593 cases was recorded on Wednesday and 85 fatalities were recorded that day. On November 12, the number of fatalities was 104, the highest in over five months.
The national capital on Tuesday reported the highest single-day spike of 6,725 Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,03,096.
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Saturday said passengers can travel on all seats of public transport buses from November 1.
Delhi might report a spike in coronavirus cases during festivals and the winter season, with around 12,000 to 14,000 infections daily, said UT's Health Minister Satyender Jain on Sunday.
The Delhi government said a total of 2,42,899 persons have so far tested positive for Covid-19, while 2,05,890 people have recovered.
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