Delhi govt asks all hospitals to be on alert amid surge in Covid-19 cases

April 16,2022: After a brief period of decline in Covid-19 cases, Delhi is once again witnessing rise in Covid-19 cases and due to this the Arvind Kejriwal Government has said that it is gearing up to deal with the situation and has asked all hospitals to be on alert.
This development comes at a time when Delhi recorded 366 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a positivity rate of nearly four per cent (3.95%). The national capital has been witnessing an uptick in coronavirus cases over the last few days. With this, Delhi’s Covid-19 tally has increased to 18,67,572. The death count is at 26,158 with no deaths in a day.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said, “the Delhi Government is closely monitoring the situation and the government does not want to take any risk. We have completely overhauled our health infrastructure. Along with this, all hospitals have been advised to remain alert amidst increasing cases of Covid-19 in Delhi.”