The national capital reported 8,521 new Covid infections \u2013 the second highest daily-spike since the onset of the pandemic \u2013 and 39 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi government’s health bulletin yesterday.<\/p>\n
The city had witnessed highest single-day spike of 8,593 on November 11 last year.<\/p>\n
The daily positivity rate was reported at 7.79 per cent, while the cumulative positivity rate was registered at 4.6 per cent.<\/p>\n
At present, the active cases stand at 26,631, out of which 13,188 are in home isolation.<\/p>\n
On the positive note, 5,032 coronavirus infected people recovered, taking the total so far to 6,68,699.<\/p>\n
With 39 more deaths yesterday, the Covid-19 related death toll rose to 11,196.<\/p>\n
As many as 109,398 samples were tested \u2013 70,403 by RT-PCR and 38,995 through the Rapid Antigen Test.<\/p>\n
In a matter of concern, at least 20 doctors and six MBBS students at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) here have also tested positive for coronavirus, sources said.<\/p>\n
Amid the massive spike in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi government on Friday ordered all government and private schools in the capital to shut till further orders. “Due to rising Covid-19 cases, all government and private schools and all classes will remain shut till further notice,” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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