The Delhi government on Sunday assuaged fears of migrant workers and businessmen, saying to protect livelihoods, its attempt is to impose minimum Covid restrictions and not a lockdown.
The Delhi government has imposed a weekend curfew from January 8. During weekdays, the metros and buses will run at full seating capacity with strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines.
As many as 5,481 fresh cases of Covid-19 highest since May 16 last year, have been reported in Delhi on Tuesday with a positivity rate climbing to 8.37 per cent, according to the Health department bulletin. Now the question being asked is do we need complete lockdown?
Delhi Covid Cases Today: Delhi reported 5,481 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. A total of 531 patients are currently admitted to hospitals while 8,593 people are under home isolation.
Manoj Tiwari has asked his staff and those who came in contact with him to get tested for Covid and quarantine themselves as a precaution. The BJP MP has tested positive for COVID-19 second time,
Health Minister Satyendar Jain said some experts have said the cases will peak in a week but it's conjecture.
Delhi recorded the maximum number of 263 cases followed by Maharashtra at 252, Gujarat 97, Rajasthan 69, Kerala 65 and Telangana 62.
The spike in cases comes amid growing Omicron concerns, and stringent curbs imposed in the city.
On April 20, Delhi had reported 28,395 cases, the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic last year. On April 22, the case positivity rate was 36.2 percent, the highest so far.
The national capital has recorded seven deaths due to the infection in November so far. Four people had died due to the viral disease in October and five in September.
The national capital currently has 309 active cases.
Delhi has recorded three deaths due to the infection in November so far. Four people had succumbed to the viral disease in October and five in September.
The case positivity rate increased to 0.12 per cent on Friday, according to the latest health bulletin.
According to the 6th serological survey, 95% of the vaccinated people in Delhi who have a history of Covid-19 infection have developed antibodies as compared to 82 per cent unvaccinated ones.
Only five Covid-related fatalities were reported last month, one each on September 7, 16 and 17, and two on September 28, according to official figures.
The national capital has recorded four fatalities due to the coronavirus infection so far this month, with the previous three deaths being reported on October 2, October 10 and October 19.
Over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the virus, while there are 400 total active cases in the national capital.
With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 14,37,550, of which 14,12,081 patients have either recovered, migrated or have been discharged.
The Delhi government has said that guidelines and compliance of COVID appropriate behaviour will be strictly followed while opening the stadium and sports complexes.
Delhi reported 228 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.31 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 24,851.
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