Delhi Covid lockdown news live: Positivity rate in city falls to 5.50%

A mere reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases can’t lead to the pandemic be taken lightly, Delhi High Court told the AAP government on Thursday, pointing out to the projections of a third wave that may hit “people even harder”. Read more

The exams for the final-year students of Delhi University have been postponed yet again. Now, it will begin on June 7, instead of June 1. The date was earlier fixed as May 15, which had to be postponed due to the rising number of Covid cases. The testing method will be the online open book examination. Read more

Lok Nayak Hospital has this time, compared to last year, recorded four times higher admissions of Covid-affected children between eight and 15 years. In the past two months, 29 children have been admitted and three of them required oxygen support while during last year's third wave, only around seven to eight kids had been admitted. Read more

As sinister as its name sounds, black fungus, or mucormycosis, a rare fungal infection, is a reality now in Delhi. Around 200 patients infected by the fungus are now in hospitals just weeks after they fought off the novel coronavirus. Most patients are above the age of 50 and have one or more comorbidities. In the past three days, the influx of patients has grown, private hospitals claimed, and at least two black fungus-related surgeries are being undertaken in each hospital every day. Read more

The capital recorded 3,231 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday — the lowest in the past 50 days. This is the fourth consecutive day that the figure remained below the 5,000-mark. The positivity rate dipped to 5.5%, which is the lowest since April 4. However, the number of Covid fatalities remained high at 233.