New Delhi Oct 4 PTI The national capital reported 27 cases of COVID-19 and zero death in a day while the positivity rate stood at 006 per cent according to data shared by the health department here on MondayDelhi has recorded only four deaths due to the infection in October so far Last month five people had succumbed to the viral diseaseWith the new cases the coronavirus infection tally in the city climbed to 1439630 Of this over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25091According to the health bulletin authorities conducted only 46667 tests including 41673 RT-PCR ones the previous day There are 307 active Covid cases in Delhi of which 91 are in home isolation The number of containment zones stands at 88Delhi reported 37 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 40 cases on SaturdayIn April and May the city battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives with the issue of oxygen shortage at hospitals adding to the woesOn April 20 Delhi had reported 28395 cases the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic On April 22 the case positivity rate was 362 per cent the highest so farThe highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3The Delhi government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of coronavirus in April and MaySteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds accommodating up to 37000 cases a day and to become self-reliant in oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government health care facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalThe national capital has 10000 ICU bedsAccording to government data over 201 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 72 lakh people have received both doses PTI GVS NSD NSD

New Delhi Sep 28 PTI Delhi recorded two COVID-19 deaths and 34 fresh instances of the infection in a day with a 005 per cent case positivity rate according to a health bulletin issued by the city government on TuesdayBefore Tuesday the national capital has recorded five fatalities due to the viral infection in September so farWith the new cases the Covid case tally in the city climbed to 1438780 of which over 1413 lakh patients have recovered The death toll has risen to 25087The city has 373 active COVID-19 cases up from 366 on Monday As many as 105 patients are in home isolation down from 107 the previous day The number of containment zones in the city stands at 94 according to the bulletinThe authorities conducted 65101 tests including 41359 RT-PCR ones on Monday The rest were rapid-antigen testsDelhi had recorded 32 COVID-19 cases and zero deaths due to the disease on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 006 per cent The city reported 29 cases of the infection on Sunday 27 on Saturday and 24 on FridayDelhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic in April and May that claimed a massive number of lives with the issue of oxygen shortage in hospitals adding to the woesOn April 20 Delhi had reported 28395 cases the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic On April 22 the case positivity rate was 362 per cent the highest so far The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3Amid apprehension of a third wave the Delhi government has been ramping up its health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of the pandemicSteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000 cases a day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Hospital At present there are 10000 ICU beds in the national capital PTI SLB NSD NSD

New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): Following a sudden spike in the number of dengue, viral and scrub typhus cases among children in hospitals, doctors in the national capital have called for taking precautionary measures against these diseases.

New Delhi Aug 31 PTI The national capital recorded 28 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death on Tuesday while the positivity rate stood at 005 per cent according to a bulletin issued by the Delhi health department The city did not record any fatalities due to the infection for four days till Sunday The low number of cases can also be attributed to fewer tests 55371 conducted on Monday which was a holiday due to Janmashtami Out of the total tests 43167 were RTPCRCBNAATTrueNat tests while the rest were rapid antigen tests the bulletin said Fifty-three people were discharged in the last 24 hours after recovery it said With the new cases Delhis overall infection tally has climbed to 1437764 the bulletin said Over 1412 lakh patients have recovered from the disease and the case fatality rate is 174 per cent it said The death toll stands at 25082 according to the bulletin Twenty-nine people have succumbed to the disease in this month The cumulative death toll was 25053 on July 31 On Monday the national capital recorded 20 cases at a positivity rate of 004 per cent The city reported 31 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 004 per cent on Sunday and it reported 29 cases on Saturday The bulletin issued on Tuesday said that there are 349 active cases in Delhi down from 375 a day ago while the number of containment zones stand at 138 down from 144 the previous day Eighty-five patients are in home isolation which is minor decrease from 88 on Monday it said Delhi recently battled a brutal second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that claimed a large number of lives with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woes On April 20 Delhi had reported 28395 cases the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic On April 22 the case positivity rate was 362 per cent the highest so far The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3 The city government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave in April and May Steps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000 patients and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supply According to officials around 160 PSA oxygen generation plants with a total capacity of 14811 metric tonnes are being installed at various government and private hospitals in the city While 66 plants are being installed in Delhi government hospitals 10 are being set up in central government hospitals and 84 in private healthcare facilities Around 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government health care facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Hospital At present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capital According to government data 13367266 beneficiaries have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 As many as 3823242 people have received both doses PTI SLB ANB ANB

New Delhi Aug 30 PTI The national capital reported 20casesof the coronavirus and one death on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 004 per cent according to data shared by the health department here The capital had not recorded any fatality due to the infection in the past four days The low number of cases can also be attributed to fewer tests 51387 conducted the previous day With the new cases the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1437736 Over 1412 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25081 Twenty-eight people have succumbed to the disease this month so far The cumulative death toll was 25053 on July 31 On Sunday the city reported 31 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 004 per cent On Saturday it reported 29 COVID-19cases There are 375 active cases in Delhi of which 88 are in home isolation The number of containment zones stands at 144 the bulletin said Delhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a large number of lives with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woes On April 20 Delhi had reported 28395cases the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic On April 22 the case positivity rate was 362 per cent the highest so far The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3 The city government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave in April and May Steps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000patients and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supply According to officials around 160 PSA oxygen generation plants with a total capacity of 14811 metric tonnes are being installed at various government and private hospitals in the city While 66 plants are being installed in Delhi government hospitals 10 are being set up in central government hospitals and 84 in private healthcare facilities Around 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government health care facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Hospital At present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capital According to government data 133 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 38 lakh people have received both doses PTI GVS SMN SMN