Delhi sees massive jump in Covid-19 cases, reports 299 new cases in past 24 hours
Zee News
The national capital's COVID-19 tally on Wednesday stood at 18,66,881 and the death toll at 26,158, the latest bulletin stated.
New Delhi: Delhi reported 299 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, a jump of 118 per cent from the daily count recorded two days ago, while the positivity rate stood at 2.49 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.
The Covid positivity rate in Delhi has jumped from 0.5 per cent to 2.70 per cent in a week, even as doctors claimed it was "not a panic situation" as the daily cases count was still low but cautioned against dropping the guard.
The daily spike of 299 new cases on Wednesday was a marked rise from 137 cases reported on Monday, according to the health department data. No fatality due to the disease was recorded on Wednesday.
The health department did not issue a bulletin on Tuesday. On Monday, the positivity rate was 2.70 per cent -- the highest in two months. The positivity rate was at 2.87 per cent on February 5.
With an uptick in daily cases and a significant rise in the positivity rate over the last few days, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said the city government was keeping a watchful eye on the COVID-19 situation and there was no reason to worry until a new variant of concern is detected.
