Covid News: The National Capital registered 509 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the health department, Delhi has witnessed a massive spike in the positivity rate from 15.64% a day before to 26 percent today.
The city recorded 521 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, the highest single-day rise since August 27 last year, and one fatality, according to data shared by the city health department. The positivity rate stood at 15.64 per cent.
The health bulletin also mentioned that the primary cause of the death was not coronavirus and its finding was incidental. Delhi had recorded 573 positive cases on August 27 last year with a positivity rate of 3.62 per cent along with five deaths.
With the fresh cases, the city’s infection tally has increased to 20,11,555. The data showed that 3,331 Covid tests were conducted on Monday.
Keeping an Eye on Rise in Cases: CM Kejriwal
The Delhi government is keeping an eye on the spurt in Covid cases in the national capital and is “prepared to face any eventuality”, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said on Friday.
Addressing reporters after chairing a review meeting on the Covid situation, Kejriwal had said there was no need to worry for now and that the city government was taking all required steps.
Nearly 106 of the 7,989 beds are occupied in dedicated Covid hospitals in the city, while 1,093 patients are in home isolation, the health department said.
The number of active cases of the infection currently stands at 1,710, it added.
Amid a gradual increase in the number of Covid cases in Delhi, medical experts say the new XBB.1.16 variant of the virus could be driving the surge.
However, they maintain that there is no need to panic and people should follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and get booster shots of the vaccines. They also say this rise in the number of cases could be a result of more people getting themselves tested for Covid as a precaution when they actually get infected with the influenza virus and develop fever and related symptoms.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said the rise in the number of influenza cases is due to the Influenza A sub-type H3N2 virus. The H3N2 virus is leading to more hospitalisation than the other sub-types. The symptoms include a runny nose, persistent cough and fever.
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