Delhi Reports More Than 100 COVID-19 Cases In A Day, First Time Since October 2022
The number of new COVID-19 infections is rising slowly across India, and the situation in the national capital is no different.
In the past 24 hours, Delhi reported 117 fresh COVID-19 infections, as per the Delhi government health bulletin.
Highest since October 2022
This is the highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital in nearly five months.
The last time Delhi had over 100 COVID-19 infections in a day was in October 2022.
No COVID-19-related death has been reported in the same time period.?The death toll in the city stands at 26,524.?
COVID-19 positivity rate in Delhi
The number of active cases stands at 346, out of which 212 patients are being treated in home isolation. The positivity rate of the city stands at 4.95 per cent.
With 63 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries so far has gone to 19,81,418, while Delhi's total caseload is 20,08,288.
Delhi hospitals gear up for surge in COVID
With COVID-19 cases rising in the national capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Thursday advised its hospitals and healthcare units to ensure screening of patients with fever and maintain adequate stock of essential medicines.
The civic body asked its healthcare units to ensure their ventilators and other equipment are functional.
"All hospitals should maintain oxygen supply (LMO & cylinders) and PSA oxygen plant in operational mode," the MCD said in an advisory.
It said all hospitals should "promote booster dose of vaccination amongst staff and patients/families. Ensure that due care is taken in implementing the government's guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19."
The MCD has asked its hospitals to appoint a nodal officer to ensure sanitisation, prevention of the spread of infection and proper management of biomedical waste.
The advisory mentioned some of the guidelines to be followed. They included encouraging wearing face masks among staff and patients, social distancing, hand washing using soap and water and proper sanitisation of the premises.
"All patients visiting health units/hospitals should be sensitised regarding the above guidelines and also encouraged to get themselves vaccinated with booster dose. Senior citizens should be attended to on priority as they are a vulnerable group," it said.
XBB 1.16 driving COVID-19 spike
A new Omicron sub-variant, XBB 1.16, is said to be behind the current surge in cases across India.
According to INSACOG data, a total of 349 samples of Omicron sub-variant XBB1.16 have been detected in genome sequencing.
A total of 349 samples of this variant have been detected in the country in the last three months, the data showed.
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