Delhi on Friday registered 17,335 fresh Covid-19 infections and nine deaths. Surprisingly, the positivity rate also rose to 17.73 per cent. Delhi has now 6,912 containment zones.
Earlier, in the day, Health Minister Satyendar Jain also had announced that Delhi may see 17,000 cases with a positivity rate of around 17 percent.
He said Delhi is the first to witness a surge in infections because most of the international flights come to the capital.
"That is the reason we have implemented stricter measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 as compared to other States. Some people may say that this is not needed but it is better than repenting later,"
Jain while addressing the media virtually also added that construction work will continue in Delhi.
On Thursday a total of 15,097 new cases of Covid were reported in Delhi, with a positivity rate of 15.34 percent. “The Omicron variant of Corona is rapidly spreading in Delhi, with a total of 31,498 active cases. There is no need to be concerned about the Omicron variant of Corona; experts have also stated that the Omicron variant of Corona is mild and less lethal,” Jain added.
"A total of 1091 patients are admitted in Delhi hospitals, of which 869 are from Delhi," he added.
Compared to the first wave of the corona, this time the number of patients admitted to the hospital has reduced by 6 times. This is the fifth Covid wave in Delhi, and its peak is expected in a few weeks or days.
In Delhi, there have also been cases of some health workers, such as doctors and other medical personnel, testing positive, but in very small numbers.
Meanwhile, the health department of the government has asked all city government-run hospitals to cancel leaves, barring maternity and medical leaves.
"In view of recent surge in Covid-19 cases and for efficient management of Covid-19 pandemic in NCT of Delhi, all MDs/MSs/Directors of all hospitals of Government of NCT of Delhi are directed not to grant leaves of any type except maternity leaves and other medical leaves to any medical and non-medical staff with immediate effect and cancel all such leaves, if already granted," read an order issued by the health department.