New Delhi Apr 26 PTI Delhi reported 1204 fresh COVID-19 cases and one fatality while the positivity rate stood at 464 percent according to data shared by the health department here on Tuesday This was the fifth consecutive day that the capital recorded over 1000 fresh cases in a single dayThe infection tally in the national capital stands at 1877091 and the death toll at 26169 the bulletin statedA total of 25963 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the city on Monday it saidThe national capital had on Monday reported 1011 cases and one death while the positivity rate rose to 642 percentDelhi on Sunday saw 1083 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 448 percent while one person died due to the diseaseThe city had reported 1094 COVID-19 infections on Saturday the highest since February 10 with a positivity rate of 482 percent and two deathsDelhi had logged 1042 cases with a positivity rate of 464 percent and two fatalities on Friday On Thursday the city reported 965 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 471 percent and one death With the national capital witnessing an uptick in coronavirus infections over the past few days the number of active cases has now increased to 4508 from 601 on April 11 according to health department dataHowever the hospitalisation rate so far has been low accounting for less than three per cent of the total active cases the bulletin statedCurrently 114 COVID-19 patients are admitted in Delhi hospitals while 3190 are recuperating in home isolation it saidOf the 9378 beds available for COVID-19 patients in various hospitals only 130 139 percent are occupied the data showedIn the wake of rising cases the Delhi government had on Friday issued an order directing authorities to impose a fine of Rs 500 on people not wearing masks in public places The fine will not apply to people travelling together in private four-wheelers it saidThe government had lifted the fine for not wearing masks on April 12 because of a decline in daily casesThe decision to bring back the mask mandate and the fine came at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority which devises COVID-19 management policies for the national capitalThe city health department said that from Thursday Delhi has started providing free precautionary doses of COVID-19 vaccines to beneficiaries in the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centresPTI SLB TDS TDS

New Delhi Apr 26 PTI With an uptick in COVID-19 cases and expansion of the vaccination process the Delhi government has decided to continue the services of all additional doctors and staff hired for vaccination testing surveillance and management of the infection in Covid hospitals and district health centres till June 30 Ajay Bisht deputy secretary Health and Family Welfare Department issued an order in this regard in compliance with the directions of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMAThe competent authority is pleased to order continuation of the services of all additional doctors and staffs hired for vaccination testing surveillance and management of COVID-19 in Covid hospitals and district health centres DHCs of Government of NCT of Delhi till 30062022 Bisht said in the order dated April 12This comes as the city witnesses a spurt in COVID-19 cases over the past few days with the number of active cases increasing to 3975 on April 25 from 601 cases on April 11The hospitalisation rate however has so far been low accounting for less than 3 per cent of the total active cases according to official dataMeanwhile the number of containment zones in Delhi has more or less remained constant and not seen any significant increase The number of such zones has declined from 741 on April 11 to 656 on April 24 it saidThe Delhi government had last Friday made wearing masks mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 for any violationHowever the DDMA decided not to shut schools and come up with separate Standard Operating Procedures SOPs in consultation with the experts for themRecently the city government announced that precautionary doses would now be available for free at state-run vaccination centres PTI VA SRY

New Delhi Apr 25 PTI Delhi on Monday reported 1011 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death while the positivity rate rose to 642 per cent according to the health departmentThe infection tally in the national capital now stands at 1875887 and the death toll at 26170 the bulletin statedA total of 15642 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the city the previous day it saidDelhi on Sunday saw 1083 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 448 per cent while one person died due to the diseaseThe capital had reported 1094 COVID-19 infections on Saturday the highest since February 10 with a positivity rate of 482 per cent and two deathsDelhi had logged 1042 cases with a positivity rate of 464 per cent and two fatalities on Friday On Thursday the city reported 965 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 471 per cent and one deathWith the national capital witnessing an uptick in coronavirus infections over the past few days the number of active cases in the city has now increased to 4168 from 601 on April 11 according to health department dataHowever the hospitalisation rate so far has been low accounting for less than three per cent of the total active cases the bulletin statedCurrently 90 COVID-19 patients are admitted in Delhi hospitals while 3067 are recuperating in home isolation it saidOf the 9379 beds available for COVID-19 patients in various hospitals only 121 12 per cent are occupied the data showedIn the wake of rising cases the Delhi government had on Friday issued an order directing authorities to impose a fine of Rs 500 on people not wearing masks in public places The fine will not apply to people travelling together in private four-wheelers it saidThe government had lifted the fine for not wearing masks on April 12 because of a decline in daily casesThe decision to bring back the mask mandate and the fine came at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority which devises COVID-19 management policies for the national capitalThe city health department said that from Thursday Delhi has started providing free precautionary doses of COVID-19 vaccines to beneficiaries in the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centres PTI GVS DIV DIV

New Delhi Apr 24 PTI Delhi on Sunday reported 1083 fresh COVID-19 infections with a positivity rate of 448 per cent while one person died due to the disease according to the health department A total of 25177 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the city a day agoThe infection tally in the national capital now stands at 1874876 and the death toll at 26168The capital had reported 1094 COVID-19 infections on Saturday highest since February 10 with a positivity rate of 482 percent and two deathsIt had logged 1042 cases with a positivity rate of 464 per cent and two fatalities due to the infection on Friday On Thursday the city reported 965 COVID-19 cases and a single fatality with a positivity rate of 471 per centWith the national capital witnessing a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the past few days the number of active cases of the disease in the city has now increased to 3975 from 601 on April 11However the hospitalisation rate has so far been low accounting for less than three per cent of the total active cases according to the dataThere are 80 COVID-19 patients admitted at hospitals in Delhi at present while 2812 are recuperating in home-isolationOf the 9379 beds available for COVID-19 patients in various hospitals just 107 114 per cent are occupied the data showedIn the wake of rising cases the Delhi government had on Friday issued an order directing authorities to impose a fine of Rs 500 on people not wearing masks at public places The fine will not apply to people travelling together in private four-wheelers it saidThe government had lifted the fine for not wearing masks on April 12 because of a decline in the number of daily casesThe decision to bring back the mask mandate at public places and impose the fine on violators came at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA which devises Covid management policies for the national capitalThe city health department said that from Thursday Delhi has started providing free COVID-19 precautionary doses to beneficiaries in the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centres PTI GVS IJT ANB ANB

New Delhi Apr 23 PTI Delhi on Saturday reported 1094 fresh COVID-19 infections highest since February 10 and two deaths due to the disease as the positivity rate rose to 482 per cent according to the health department The national capital had recorded 1104 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 209 per cent on February 10 while 12people had succumbed to the infectionA total of 22614 Covid tests were conducted in the city a day ago the data by the department showed The COVID-19 infection tally in the national capital now stands at 1873793 and the death toll at 26166 Delhi had logged 1042 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 464 per cent and two fatalities due to the infection on Friday On Thursday the city reported 965 COVID-19 cases and a single fatality with a positivity rate of 471 per cent With the national capital witnessing a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the past few days the number of active cases of the disease in the city has now increased to 3705 from 601 on April 11 However the hospitalisation rate has so far been low accounting for less than 3 per cent of the total active cases according to the data There are 79 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals in Delhi at present while 2532 are recuperating in home-isolation Of the 9489 beds available for Covid patients in various hospitals just 101 106 per cent are occupied the data said In the wake of rising cases the Delhi government on Friday issued an order directing authorities to impose a fine of Rs 500 on people not wearing masks at public places The fine will not apply to people travelling together in private four-wheelers it said The government had lifted the fine for not wearing masks on April 12 because of a decline in the number of daily cases The decision to bring back the mask mandate at public places and impose the fine on violators came at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA which devises Covid management policies for the national capital The city health department said that from Thursday Delhi has started providing free COVID-19 precautionary doses to beneficiaries in the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centres Delhi has also started genome sequencing of samples of all Covid-infected people to ascertain if a new variant such as the XE has spread in the city PTI SLB SRY

New Delhi Apr 23 PTI Delhi reported 1094 fresh COVID-19 infections and two deaths due to the disease on Saturday as the positivity rate rose to 482 per cent according to data shared by the health departmentA total of 22614 Covid tests were conducted in the city a day ago the data showed The COVID-19 infection tally in the national capital now stands at 1873793 and the death toll at 26166Delhi had logged 1042 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 464 per cent and two fatalities due to the infection on FridayOn Thursday the city reported 965 COVID-19 cases and a single fatality with a positivity rate of 471 per centWith the national capital witnessing a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the past few days the number of active cases of the disease in the city has now increased to 3705 from 601 on April 11However the hospitalisation rate has so far been low accounting for less than three per cent of the total active cases according to the dataThere are 79 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals in Delhi at present while 2532 are recuperating in home-isolationOf the 9489 beds available for Covid patients in various hospitals just 101 106 per cent are occupied as per the dataIn the wake of rising cases the Delhi government on Friday issued an order directing authorities to impose a fine of Rs 500 on people not wearing masks at public placesThe fine will not apply to people travelling together in private four-wheelers it saidThe government had lifted the fine for not wearing masks on April 12 because of a decline in the number of daily casesThe decision to bring back the mask mandate at public places and impose the fine on violators came at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA which devises Covid management policies for the national capitalThe city health department said that from Thursday Delhi has started providing free COVID-19 precautionary doses to beneficiaries in the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centresDelhi has also started genome sequencing of samples of all Covid-infected people to ascertain if a new variant such as the XE has spread in the city PTI SLB IJT

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI Delhi logged 1042 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 464 per cent while two persons died due to the infection according to data shared by the city health department on FridayA total of 22442 tests were conducted in the city a day ago the data showed The cumulative caseload in the national capital stands at 1872699 while the death toll is 26164Delhi had reported one death and 965 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 471 per cent on Thursday It had logged one death and 1009 Covid cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 57 per centOn Tuesday Delhi had reported 632 cases with a positivity rate of 442 per cent A day before the city reported 501 cases with a positivity rate of 772 per centWith the national capital seeing a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the past few days the number of active cases has increased to 3253 from 601 on April 11However the hospitalisation rate has so far been low accounting for less than three per cent of the total active cases according to dataThere are 58 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals in Delhi at present while 2173 are recuperating in home isolationOf the 9705 beds available for Covid patients in various hospitals just 94 097 per cent are occupiedIn the wake of rising cases the Delhi government on Friday issued an order directing authorities to impose a fine of Rs 500 on people not wearing masks in public placesHowever the fine will not apply to people travelling together in private four-wheelers it saidThe government had lifted the fine for not wearing a mask on April 12 because of the decline in casesThe decision to bring back the mask mandate in public places and impose a fine of Rs 500 on violators came at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA which devises Covid management policies for the national capital on WednesdayThe city health department said on Thursday Delhi has started providing free COVID-19 precautionary doses to beneficiaries in the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centresDelhi has also started genome sequencing of samples of all Covid infected people to ascertain if a new variant such as the XE has spread in the city PTI GVS NSD NSD

New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Delhi logged 1009 fresh Covid cases on Wednesday a 60 per cent jump from a day ago with the city government making the wearing of masks in public places mandatory again and announcing a Rs 500 fine on violatorsThis was the maximum number of cases recorded in Delhi since February 10 when 1104 infections were reportedA total of 17701 tests were conducted a day ago and 57 per cent of them were positive One person died due to the infection in a day the latest health bulletin saidOn Tuesday Delhi had reported 632 cases with a positivity rate of 442 per cent A day before the city reported 501 cases with a positivity rate of 772 per cent With the capital seeing a spurt in infections the number of active cases has increased to 2641 from 601 on April 11 However the hospitalisation rate has so far been low accounting for less than three per cent of the total active casesThere are 54 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals in Delhi at present 1578 are recuperating in home isolation Of the 9737 beds available for Covid patients in hospitals just 91 are occupiedGiven the spike in cases the Delhi government on Wednesday made the wearing of masks mandatory in public places and announced a fine of Rs 500 on violatorsIt had lifted the fine for not wearing a mask on April12 because of the decline in casesOfficials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority has also decided not to shut schools and will come up with a separate Standard Operating Procedure in consultation with expertsDelhi has also started genome sequencing of samples of all Covid infected people in the capital to ascertain if a new variant such as the XE has spread in the city PTI GVS NSD NSD

New Delhi Apr 20 PTI In view of a spike in coronavirus cases in the national capital the Delhi government on Wednesday decided to make the wearing of masks mandatory again in public places and impose a fine of Rs 500 in case of a violationThe decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA which also decided not to shut schools and come up with separate Standard Operating Procedures SOPs in consultation with experts for themThe announcement came on a day Delhi registered 1009 fresh coronavirus cases a 60 per cent jump from Tuesdays tally and one death due to COVIDLt Governor Anil Baijal in a series of tweets shared details of the DDMA meeting and saidit was decided to make the wearing of masks mandatory in public places The government is expected to issue an official order regarding the mandatory use of masks soon Fine on not wearing a mask was lifted by the Delhi government on April 2 after the decline in COVID cases in the cityThe DDMA meeting emphasised strict enforcement of the SOPs for schools by the school management concernedIn the larger interest of students in case of non-compliance or violation of SOPs a penalty as deemed appropriate should be imposed for creating a deterrent effect Baijal tweetedOfficials said authorities have been asked to keep a close watch on social gatherings and ramp up testing in the national capitalThey said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is closely monitoring the situation and instructions have been issued to officials to ensure the implementation of steps to check the spread of the virus and preparations for the treatment of COVID patientsIn the DDMA meeting emphasis was also laid on early vaccination of eligible groups as it will help keep in check the impact of the pandemic officials saidSeveral participants asserted that there was no need to panic since the number of hospitalisations was low despite a rise in COVID cases they saidIt was highlighted that the trends of hospitalisation needed to be closely monitored for the next fortnight as well as conducting genome sequencing of all positive samples put through the RTPCR testIt was also decided to increase the number of tests being done with the focus on people with symptoms they saidThe DDMA meeting chaired by Baijal was also attended by Kejriwal Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and other top officials and expertsThe LG advised all the agencies to remain vigilant and work in coordination to tackle the situation as it emergesAccording to official figures there are 9735 beds for COVID patients in Delhi hospitals and just 80 082 per cent of them were occupiedThe health department said 632 fresh cases were reported on Tuesday and the positivity rate was 442 per centThe number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi had touched the record high of 28867 on January 13 this year during the third wave of the pandemic The positivity rate had soared to 306 per cent on January 14 the highest during the third wave PTI VIT BUN PYK PYK

New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the national capital over the past few days, the Delhi government on Wednesday made the wearing of masks mandatory at public places, said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.