Rakesh kumar
Wednesday marked the first time since September of last year that the number of COVID-19 cases in New Delhi reached 300, while the positivity rate rose to 13.89 percent, according to data shared by the city health department.
It was reported that two additional fatalities were associated with Covid. On Tuesday, Delhi recorded 214 cases with an 11.82 percent positivity rate.
Delhi recorded 115 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 7.45 per cent on Monday.
On Sunday, the city recorded 153 cases with a positivity rate of 9.13% and on Saturday, 139 cases with a positivity rate of 4.988%.
Friday saw 152 cases with a positivity rate of 6.66%, while Thursday saw 117 cases with a positivity rate of 4.95%.
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In recent days, there has been an increase in the number of new Covid cection scheduleases in Delhi, concurrent with a steep rise in the number of H3N2 influenza cases in the country.
In Delhi, the number of new cases has decreased over the past few months. On January 16, it reached zero for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic.
With the new cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi has risen to 20,09,361, while the fatality toll from the viral infection now stands at 26,526.
Tuesday saw 2,160 Covid tests conducted, according to the data.
The city’s devoted COVID-19 hospitals have 54 occupied beds, while 452 patients are in home isolation, according to the health department.
The current number of active cases of the infection is 806, it was added.
The new XBB.1.16 variant of the virus may be responsible for the progressive increase in Covid cases in Delhi, according to medical experts. However, they maintain that there is no need for alarm and that people should adopt Covid-appropriate behavior and receive vaccination boosters.
They also suggest that this increase in the number of cases may be due to the fact that more people are getting tested for Covid as a precaution when they develop fever and other flu-related symptoms.
According to Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, there are few influenza cases in the city’s hospitals, and the situation is being attentively monitored.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the increase in influenza cases is caused by the Influenza A subtype H3N2 virus.
The H3N2 virus causes a greater number of hospitalizations than other subtypes. Nose discharge, persistent congestion, and fever are the symptoms.
