Police also distributed 735 facemasks to needy persons
These fresh cases came out of the 62,437 tests conducted the previous day, including 22,067 RT-PCR tests, the highest till date
Addressing an online media briefing, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the fine for not wearing masks has been raised from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000
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The city had recorded 104 deaths in a day on November 12, the highest in five months
Delhi reported a large number of cases and deaths amid the festive season. An alarming 20 per cent of cases and 16 per cent of deaths occurred in only 17 days of this month so far
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Elaborating further, NITI Aayog member V K Paul who heads COVID national taskforce said the ICU bed capacity will be increased from 3,523 to over 6,000 in the next few days in hospitals across Delhi
On November 12, 104 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest in over five months, were recorded in the city
Despite Mumbai and Delhi having almost the same positivity rate, civic officials said the city does not require to increase its daily number of COVID-19 tests like in the national capital
Delhi witnessed significantly lower number of coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours, with the latest government figures recording 3,797 new cases and pushing the total tally to 4,89,202
Delhi has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since October 28 when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time and it crossed the 8,000-mark on Wednesday
Shah said to save more lives, the Centre will also provide oxygen, high flow nasal cannula and other health equipments to Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday will review the situation arising in Delhi in the wake of a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, officials said
Delhi recorded 7,340 Covid-19 cases in a day taking the infection tally to over 482,000 on Saturday, while 96 new fatalities during the same period pushed the death toll in the city to 7,519
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accompanied by his wife and cabinet colleagues performed 'Diwali Pujan' in a grand ceremony held at Akshardham temple on Saturday
A 47-year-old man who had tested Covid-positive and was then diagnosed with Guillain-Barr syndrome, a rare condition in which the immune system attacks the nerves, was successfully treated in Delhi