Delhi recorded as many as 1,617 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the state has reached over 6.10 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 10,115.
Delhi recorded 3,188 fresh COVID-19 cases today with a positivity rate of 4.23 per cent, authorities said.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who was undergoing treatment at a Gurugram hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, breathed his last after multi-organ failure in the wee hours of November 25.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reserve 1,000 ICU beds in Centre-run hospital for Covid patients.
Delhi recorded 4,454 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday and a positivity rate of 11.94 per cent while 121 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,512, authorities said.
PM Modi meets CMs: From the time the lockdown was announced, PM Modi has held several virtual meetings with states over the coronavirus situation.
Delhi recorded 6,746 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a positivity rate of 12.29 percent while 121 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,391, authorities said.
Earlier on November 17, the Delhi government had warned that if needed, markets flouting safety protocols would be closed for a few days.
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.
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.
"In light of the major disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, Delhi govt has decided to cancel all Delhi state university exams including final exams," tweeted Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
The national capital over the past few days has been witnessing a decrease in positivity rate of coronavirus.
Uttar Pradesh is the state with the highest population in India, yet the coronavirus cases in the state are less as compared to some of the other states. State Minister of Medical and Health, Jai Pratap Singh in a exclusive conversation with India TV
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