Capital city surges with Covid-19 cases!
The cases of Covid-19 and the deadly virus have been rising in the country whereas over 7,000 cases have been reported.
According to the information, More than 7,100 coronavirus cases have been reported in Delhi in the last 10 days as doctors and other medical experts cautioned people to not lower their guard and follow all Covid-appropriate behavior.
Amid a spike in daily cases, the positivity rate too has climbed from 1.92 percent registered on June 7 to 7.01 percent on June 15, as per official figures.
Delhi on Wednesday had recorded 1,375 Covid cases, the highest daily tally in a month, and zero death.
On May 10, the city had logged 1,118 cases with a positivity rate of 4.38 percent, and one death, while on May 8, Delhi had reported 1,422 cases with a positivity rate of 5.34 percent, and zero death.
The number of COVID-19 cases has registered a steady rise in the last ten days, as the daily tally mounted to over 1,300 on June 15 from 247 on June 6, totaling 7,175 cases in this period, according to official data shared by the city health department.
Doctors from various leading hospitals appealed to people to follow all Covid-appropriate behaviour, especially wearing masks and maintaining social distancing, avoiding crowded places, and taking other safety measures, but urged them to not panic.
The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 percent on January 14, the highest during the third wave of the pandemic.
On Wednesday, Delhi's total COVID-19 tally had increased to 19,15,905 while the death count stood at 26,223, the department said in its bulletin.
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