Delhi registered 17,282 new coronavirus cases Wednesday – the highest single-day rise in infections since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. The Capital’s total number of cases since the outbreak rose to 7,67,438. Its toll went up to 11,540 with 104 more deaths. Delhi’s positivity rate in the last day was 15.92%. ....

Delhi registered 17,282 new coronavirus cases Wednesday – the highest single-day rise in infections since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. The Capital’s total number of cases since the outbreak rose to 7,67,438. Its toll went up to 11,540 with 104 more deaths. Delhi’s positivity rate in the last day was 15.92%. ....

Even cremation grounds have begun to feel the impact of the resurgence in Covid-19 cases in the Capital. Till some time ago, people were being cremated at spots especially designated for Covid victims. But now, with the surge in Corona casualties, spots are again being earmarked to cremate Covid-19 victims at Delhi's crematoriums. ....

Amid a sudden surge of Covid cases in the national capital, the Delhi BJP on Tuesday urged the Arvind Kejriwal government to call an all party meeting to discuss the alarming situation. ....

Amid a continued rise in the number of fresh Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the Centre to cancel the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday that only emergency surgeries would be taken on priority in government-run hospitals, while planned surgeries will not be available till further order. ....

Delhi’s Tihar jail is on high alert after at least 52 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, of which 35 are admitted in three different hospitals, senior prison officers said, adding that seven jail officers, including the prison doctor, have also contracted the infection. ....

RT-PCR reports taking 72 hours, patients having to go to the centre many times to collect the reports and numerous delays due to non-receipt of reports are among the issues that have been flagged by the All India Government Nurses Federation (AIGNF) to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. ....

In view of exponential surge of Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the health department of the Delhi Government has declared as many as 14 big private hospitals as fully Covid-care centres on Monday. ....

With exponential surge in Covid-19 cases in the national capital especially in the last few days, the Delhi Government has stepped up its efforts to combat the new wave of coronavirus. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a review meeting with health officials on Monday morning and later made three appeals to people to follow Covid protocols. ....