Delhi Covid Positivity Rate Rises To 3.95%

366 New Cases In 24 Hours!

National Capital Delhi is witnessing a shift towards the Covid-19 positivity rate. The capital city is also surging with Covid cases. Around 366 new Covid cases have been reported in the last 24 hours which took the positivity rate to 3.95%.

With this, while Delhi's Covid tally has increased to 18, 67,572, the death count is at 26,158 with no deaths in a day. On Thursday the city reported 325 new COVID-19 cases, while the positivity rate stood at 2.39 percent.

On Friday, the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said a specific wing or classroom where a COVID-19 case has been detected should be closed temporarily and clarified that the entire school should only be closed in specific cases.

The national capital has also been witnessing a rise of nearly 48 percent in the number of home isolation cases in the last one week, according to official data. On Thursday, the number of home isolation cases stood at 574 while 325 new coronavirus cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 2.39 percent.

Whereas wearing of Face Mask and Use of sanitizer and social distancing is mandatory to be followed on the school premises. Also, the maximum cases are being reported from the school and kids. With the Reopening of school, the cases have been rising gradually. Also, the Delhi Disaster management authority (DDMA) is scheduled to have a meeting on April 20. It may review the situation and take decisions regarding controlling the spread of Covid in the capital city.