With Nizamuddin proving to be a coronavirus hotspot, the number of novel Covid-19 cases in Delhi climbed to 152, including two resident doctors of the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital, on Wednesday after 32 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours till Wednesday evening.
These 152 cases include 53 people who took part in a Tablighi congregation at Nizamuddin in South Delhi.
One of the doctors, who is part of the team treating coronavirus patients at Safdarjung hospital, is believed to have contracted the disease during the course of duty, official said.
“All the doctors and staff who had come in contact with them (the infected doctors) have been tested. So far, none of the contacts has tested positive for coronavirus infection,” hospital sources said, adding all of them have been asked to monitor their health.