Delhi LG overturned the state govt's decision to allow functioning of hotels and weekly markets from August 1, while the proposal to allow street vendors and hawkers to operate for longer hours from August 1 was approved under Unlock 3. Stay with us for latest updates.
*Update at 2.15pm: CM Arvind Kejriwal said the inauguration of the Ambedkar Nagar Hospital is a step towards strengthening the health infrastructure in Delhi.
*Update at 1.20pm: 200 beds of Ambedkar Nagar Hospital become operational from today following inauguration by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
*Update at 12.50pm: Covid situation under control in Delhi, all parameters good, recovery rate improving; positivity ratio, deaths reduced, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
*ANI Update at 12.25pm: There are reports that Covid-19 cases are increasing in Delhi, reason for this is that many people from outside Delhi are getting their tests done here. Hence, counting of positive cases is rising here. Otherwise, trend of Cocid-19 cases in Delhi is decreasing: Delhi health minister
*ANI Update at 12.10pm: Yesterday, 1,404 new Covid-19 cases & 16 deaths reported in Delhi, taking the total tally to 1,44,127. 1,130 people recovered yesterday from the infection & there are 10,668 active cases. Death toll rises to 4,098: Satyendar Jain, Delhi health minister
*The Covid-19 vaccine trial at AIIMS-Delhi will have only 16 volunteers in the first phase. While the initial plan was to recruit 100 volunteers for the trial, sources said, the number was brought down as many locals who had come forward to participate were found to have antibodies against the virus.
*Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday defended the use of the Rapid Antigen tests for diagnosis of Covid-19 in the capital, saying the false reading rate for it is almost the same as that of the RT-PCR method.
*ANI update at 9.45am: Single-day spike of 64,399 cases and 861 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The Covid-19 tally rises to 21,53,011 including 6,28,747 active cases, 14,80,885 cured/discharged/migrated & 43,379 deaths: Ministry of Health
*Delhi recorded 1,404 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.44 lakh, while the death toll from the disease climbed to 4,098.
*The active Covid cases tally on Saturday rose to 10,667, from 10,409 the previous day. The positivity rate, meanwhile, stood at 5.7% while the recovery rate was over 89%.
*The number of daily cases of the novel coronavirus, after dipping to three-figure count last Sunday, has again shown a rise in the last few days, recording in excess of 1,000. The number of tests conducted has also risen in the last few days, with the Saturday figure being 24,592.
*Sixteen fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours. On Friday, the daily cases count was 1,192 and 23 deaths were reported.
*The daily cases count on August 1 was 1,118. From August 2-4, cases had gradually dipped: August 2 (961), August 3 (805) and August 4 (674).
*Update at 2.15pm: CM Arvind Kejriwal said the inauguration of the Ambedkar Nagar Hospital is a step towards strengthening the health infrastructure in Delhi.
*Update at 1.20pm: 200 beds of Ambedkar Nagar Hospital become operational from today following inauguration by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
*Update at 12.50pm: Covid situation under control in Delhi, all parameters good, recovery rate improving; positivity ratio, deaths reduced, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
*ANI Update at 12.25pm: There are reports that Covid-19 cases are increasing in Delhi, reason for this is that many people from outside Delhi are getting their tests done here. Hence, counting of positive cases is rising here. Otherwise, trend of Cocid-19 cases in Delhi is decreasing: Delhi health minister
*ANI Update at 12.10pm: Yesterday, 1,404 new Covid-19 cases & 16 deaths reported in Delhi, taking the total tally to 1,44,127. 1,130 people recovered yesterday from the infection & there are 10,668 active cases. Death toll rises to 4,098: Satyendar Jain, Delhi health minister
*The Covid-19 vaccine trial at AIIMS-Delhi will have only 16 volunteers in the first phase. While the initial plan was to recruit 100 volunteers for the trial, sources said, the number was brought down as many locals who had come forward to participate were found to have antibodies against the virus.
*Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday defended the use of the Rapid Antigen tests for diagnosis of Covid-19 in the capital, saying the false reading rate for it is almost the same as that of the RT-PCR method.
*ANI update at 9.45am: Single-day spike of 64,399 cases and 861 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The Covid-19 tally rises to 21,53,011 including 6,28,747 active cases, 14,80,885 cured/discharged/migrated & 43,379 deaths: Ministry of Health
*Delhi recorded 1,404 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.44 lakh, while the death toll from the disease climbed to 4,098.
*The active Covid cases tally on Saturday rose to 10,667, from 10,409 the previous day. The positivity rate, meanwhile, stood at 5.7% while the recovery rate was over 89%.
*The number of daily cases of the novel coronavirus, after dipping to three-figure count last Sunday, has again shown a rise in the last few days, recording in excess of 1,000. The number of tests conducted has also risen in the last few days, with the Saturday figure being 24,592.
*Sixteen fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours. On Friday, the daily cases count was 1,192 and 23 deaths were reported.
*The daily cases count on August 1 was 1,118. From August 2-4, cases had gradually dipped: August 2 (961), August 3 (805) and August 4 (674).
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