A total of 4001 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus infection were reported in Delhi during the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases to over 3,96,000.

Delhi Government said that over three lakh 56 thousand people affected with Coronavirus have been cured so far. In the last 24 hours, 4,824 people recovered and 42 deaths were reported in the National Capital taking the toll to 6,604. , Presently, the total number of active cases in the national capital is 33,308.

Meanwhile, Union Home Secretary, Shri Ajay Bhalla, as part of a regular process, reviewed the situation of COVID-19 in Delhi yesterday. 

GNCTD made a presentation on the present situation of COVID-19 in Delhi, which is witnessing 3rd surge in cases. While the new COVID cases and total active cases are going up, the administration is focusing on testing, contact tracing and treatment. The recent surge in the number of active cases was attributed to the festival season, which has witnessed the greater movement of people, accompanied by laxity in adhering to the basic principles of safe COVID behaviour. The hospital bed situation was reported to be comfortable with 57% of the 15,789, dedicated beds being vacant. It was, however, highlighted both by GNCTD officials and Commissioner of Police, Delhi that there has been no let-up in enforcement and awareness generation.

The strategy to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Delhi, especially keeping in view the festival season and decreasing temperatures accompanied by rising pollution was discussed at length with representatives of MoHFW and the health experts who were present in the meeting. It was decided to concentrate efforts in certain key areas, such as targeted RT-PCR testing insensitive and critical zones such as restaurants, market places, barbershops/salons, etc; gear up the availability of medical resources including beds, ICUs, and ventilators as a pre-emptive measure; ensure a high degree of contact tracing and monitoring of quarantined contacts, so as to suppress and break the chain of transmission. It was also decided to enhance enforcement selectively, accompanied by greater awareness creation through targeted IEC (Information, Education and Communication) campaigns; and ensuring that all cases under home isolation were monitored and shifted to hospitals well in time, before any deterioration in their medical condition. It was also emphasized that the Metro travel should be carefully regulated, strictly in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that has been issued in this regard.