The national Capital on Wednesday reported 2,073 Covid-19 cases and five fatalities while the positivity rate touched 11.64 per cent, according to Health Department data. This is the third day in a row that the positivity rate breached the 10 per cent mark. Also, this is the highest positivity rate since January 24 when it was 11.79 per cent.
In view of the rising cases, the Delhi Government is expected to call a meeting to discuss a further course of action to curb the spread of the infection in the city.
Taking stock of the situation, and in order to reduce the footfall in the court premises, the Delhi High Court will continue to hold court proceedings via hybrid mode, Delhi Chief Justice Satish Chander Sharma said in an order.
The Delhi Metro, too, is on alert and its spokesperson Anuj Dayal said that continuous announcements are being made in the Metro trains to maintain social distance and to follow the DDMA’s guidelines issued for the pandemic.
With the fresh infections on Wednesday, the Covid case tally in the national Capital rose to 19,60,172 while the death toll reached 26,321. A total of 17,815 tests were conducted the previous day to detect Covid-19, the health department data showed.
The positivity rate and daily Covid cases in the city have risen steadily in the last one week. Delhi had reported 1,506 Covid cases and three fatalities on Tuesday while the test positivity rate stood at 10.69 per cent. The day before the positivity rate was 11.41 per cent. Delhi had logged 1,891 cases on June 26.
The city recorded 1,263 Covid-19 cases on Sunday with a positivity rate of 9.35 per cent. A day before it logged 1,333 cases with a positivity rate of 8.39 per cent while three people succumbed to the viral disease.
Delhi currently has 5,637 active cases, up from 5,006 the previous day. As many as 3,214 Covid patients are in home isolation.
Of the 9,405 beds reserved for Coronavirus patients in various Delhi hospitals, only 376 were occupied on Wednesday. Beds at Covid care centres and Covid health centres were lying vacant, the latest bulletin said.