India has logged 20,219 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases are 0.04 per cent according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday.
India has logged 20,219 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases are 0.04 per cent according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The positivity rate has been recorded at 3.19 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.39 per cent.
The active cases have increased to 10,300, the data updated at 8 am stated. 87 of the 7,989 beds are occupied in dedicated Covid hospitals in the city, while 879 patients are in home isolation, the health department said.
The number of active cases of the infection currently stands at 1,395, it added. Amid a gradual increase in the number of Covid cases in Delhi, medical experts say the new XBB.1.16 variant of the virus could be driving the surge. However, they maintain that there is no need to panic and people should follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and get booster shots of the vaccines.
They also say this rise in the number of cases could be a result of more people getting themselves tested for Covid as a precaution when they actually get infected with the influenza virus and develop fever and related symptoms. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said the rise in the number of influenza cases is due to the Influenza A sub-type H3N2 virus. The H3N2 virus is leading to more hospitalisations than the other subtypes. The symptoms include a runny nose, persistent cough and fever.