Delhi likely to report fresh 14,000 COVID19 cases today: Satyendar Jain

"Delhi being the capital of the country has been the first to impose maximum restrictions, it doesn`t seem like a lockdown is needed right now," said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. 

New Delhi: Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday (January 6, 2022) said that the city is likely to witness 14,000 fresh COVID-19 cases today pushing the daily positivity rate to around 14 percent.

While addressing the media, Satyendar Jain said, "Delhi is likely to witness 14,000 fresh COVID cases today and the daily positivity rate may rise to around 14 percent. No confirmed death has been reported due to the `Omicron` variant of COVID-19 in Delhi. Delhi government is conducting more than 90,000 tests on a daily basis."

Additionally, the Delhi government has reduced the quarantine period for home isolation to 7 days from 14 days. The Health Minister added that the Delhi government has increased the number of oxygen beds and ventilator beds in private and government hospitals.