New Delhi Oct 28 PTI Delhi recorded 42 new COVID-19 cases and zero death on Thursday while the positivity rate was 007 per cent according to data shared by the Delhi health departmentDelhi has recorded only four Covid-related deaths in October so far Last month five people had succumbed to the infectionForty-five patients were discharged in the last 24 hours according to the bulletinThe infection tally in the city climbed to 1439751 Of this over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25091 it saidAccording to the health bulletin authorities conducted 63174 tests including 47895 RT-PCR the previous dayThere are 345 active cases down from 348 a day ago The number of patients in home isolation is 115 up from 106 the previous day The number of containment zones stands at 90 down from 96 on Wednesday it added The national capital reported 38 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday 41 on Tuesday 27 cases on Monday 37 cases 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 202 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 7290 lakh people have received both doses PTI SLB TDS TDS

New Delhi Sep 27 PTI The national capital recorded 32 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 006 per cent data shared by the health department showedDelhi has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so farWith the new cases the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1438746 Over 1413 lakh patients have recovered from the disease and the death toll stands at 25085Delhi reported 29 cases of the infection on Sunday 27 on Saturday and 24 on FridayThere are 366 active COVID-19 cases in Delhi of which 107 are in home-isolation The number of containment zones in the city stands at 93According to the health bulletin the authorities conducted 50367 tests including 41840 RT-PCR ones on SundayIn April and May Delhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives and led to a shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the cityOn 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 city 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 pandemic in April and MaySteps 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 also being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalAt present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capitalAmid apprehensions of a third COVID-19 wave in Delhi experts have suggested avoiding mass gatherings and celebrating festivals in a scaled down mannerAccording to the government data 173 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 55 lakh people have received both doses of the vaccine PTI GVS IJT

New Delhi Sep 20 PTI The national capital reported 20Covid cases and zero deaths on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 004 per cent according to data shared by the health department hereThe capital has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so farWith the new cases the overall infection tally in the city climbs to143869 Of this over 1413 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25085Delhi reported 28 cases of the infection on Sunday and 41 on Saturday On Friday it reported 55 Covid-19cases and one deathThere are 379 active cases in Delhi of which 116 are in home isolationThe number of containment zones stands at 100 the bulletin saidIn April and May Delhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives and led to a shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the cityOn 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 farThe highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3The city 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 to accommodate up to 37000casesa day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supply 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 HospitalAt present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capitalAmid apprehensions of a third Covid wave in Delhi experts suggested avoiding mass gatherings and celebrating the festivals in a scaled down manner according to the minutes of a Delhi Disaster Management Authority meeting held last monthAt the meeting Niti Aayog member Dr VK Paul emphasised that a narrative for celebrating festivals in a simple manner should be started as these events can easily reverse all the gains made in the fight against the Covid pandemicAccording to government data 161 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 112 crore people have received at least one dosePTI GVS KJ

New Delhi Sep 19 PTI The national capital reported 28 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Sunday while the positivity rate stood at 004 per cent according to data shared by the Health department hereDelhi has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so farWith the new cases the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1438497 Over 1413 lakh patients have recovered from the diseaseThe death toll stands at 25085On Saturday the city reported 41 coronavirus cases and zero deaths due to the infectionOn Friday it reported 55 COVID-19 cases and one fatalityThere are 387 active cases of the disease in Delhi of which 180 are in home-isolation the data showedThe number of containment zones stands at 103 it addedDelhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woesOn 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 farThe highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3The city 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 pandemic in April and MaySteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000casesa day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalAt present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capitalAmid apprehensions of a third Covid wave in Delhi experts suggested mass gatherings be avoided and festivals celebrated in a scaled down manner according to minutes of a Delhi Disaster Management Authority meeting held last monthAt the meeting NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul emphasised that a narrative for celebrating festivals in a simple manner should be started as these events can easily reverse all the gains made in the fight against the Covid pandemicAccording to government data 160 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 112 crore people have received at least one dose PTI GVS IJT