For the third consecutive day the coronavirus cases remained over the benchmark of thousand with 1,323 fresh Covid19 cases reported in the national capital with two fatalities, while the positivity rate stood at 6.69 per cent.
With the new cases, Delhi's tally of Covid cases increased to 19,17,228 and the death toll stood at 26,225, according to the data released by the city health department.
“There are 9,582 beds for Covid patients in Delhi hospitals and 182 (1.9 per cent) of them were occupied,” the Health Department said in its latest bulletin.
Meanwhile, several market associations here have started putting up banners urging people to follow Covid protocols and are also encouraging them to take booster shots amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Delhi.
Several trader associations said they are making announcements asking people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and are also planning to hold vaccination camps in the market.
More than 7,100 coronavirus cases have been reported in Delhi in the last 10 days as doctors and other medical experts cautioned people to not lower the guard and follow all Covid-appropriate behaviour.
Amid a spike in daily cases, the positivity rate too has climbed from 1.92 per cent registered on June 7 to 7.01 per cent on June 15, as per official figures.
"We are ensuring that people are wearing masks. We are encouraging people to take the booster shots. The authorities must ensure that the people in crowded places follow the mask mandate.
"Staying vigilant is all that is required. We are asking shopkeepers to take booster doses and to customers also," Atul Bhargava, who heads the New Delhi Traders Association, said. Over 500 Delhi Metro passengers have been penalised by authorities in the first week of June for violation of various norms, including those in place for containment of COVID-19, officials said on Thursday.
Besides, flying squads are randomly carrying out inspections to ensure people adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour, amid a spike in coronavirus cases, they said.
Delhi has reported more than 7,100 coronavirus cases in the last 10 days and the positivity rate has climbed from 1.92 per cent on June 7 to 7.01 per cent on June 15, according to official figures.
Flying squads keep an eye on passengers who flout Covid norms, like not wearing a mask or not wearing it improperly, or not following social distancing and other rules.
In May, 2,158 people were penalised for creating nuisance (under section 59 of the O&M Act of DMRC), and in the first week of June, over 500 passengers have been penalised under the same section, a senior DMRC official said.