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Delhi reports 27,561 new COVID cases; issues fresh order on e-passes for weekend curfew, night curfew
Fp Staff •The deaths recorded are the highest since June 10 last year, when the national capital recorded 44 fatalities. According to the data, the positivity rate is the highest since May 4, when it was at 26.7 percent
Omicron Variant Updates: Reduced severity 'evolutionary mistake', COVID-19 not getting milder, says UK expert
Fp Staff •Omicron Variant LIVE Updates: Omicron Variant LIVE Updates: Ravindra Gupta, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases (CITIID), led a recent study on the Omicron variant and was among the first globally to describe the modified fusion mechanism of cells at play which might make Omicron more visible to the body’s immune defences
Nearly 3,100 new cases in Delhi likely today but no need for panic, says Arvind Kejriwal
•The chief minister urged Delhiites not to panic as the present COVID-19 cases in the national capital is 'very mild' in comparison to the Delta variant during the second wave during April-May 2021
Delhi adds 1,313 new COVID-19 cases, highest single-day spike since 26 May; positivity rate rises to 1.73%
•On 26 May, the National Capital had reported 1,491 cases with a positivity rate of 1.93 percent and 130 deaths. The positivity rate has breached the one percent-mark after a gap of seven months
All 40 Omicron patients in Delhi's LNJP hospital treated with multi-vitamins and paracetamol only
•A senior doctor at the hospital said around 90 percent of the patients are 'asymptomatic' and the rest showed mild symptoms like 'sore throat, low-grade fever and body ache'
Amid Omicron fears, PM Modi chairs COVID-19 review meet; 236 cases reported in 16 states
•The Centre said the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is at least thrice more transmissible than its Delta variant and asked states and UTs to 'activate' war rooms and keep taking strict containment action at the district and local levels
As Omicron numbers at 64 in Delhi: Huge crowds, gatherings impediment in curbing surge
Fp Staff •Maharashtra has recorded the maximum of 65 cases of the Omicron variant followed by Delhi at 64, Telangana 24, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 21 and Kerala 15.
Delhi adds 86 COVID-19 cases, highest single-day spike in over 5 months; tally rises to 14.4 lakh
Fp Staff •The number of Covid cases recorded in Delhi so far reached 14,42,090. Over 14.16 lakh patients have recovered. Meanwhile, 22 patients are infected with the Omicron variant
Man returning from Zimbabwe tests positive for Omicron in Delhi; total tally in India rises to 33
Fp Staff •So far, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Delhi are the only places where the new COVID-19 variant has been detected