COVID-19 fourth wave in Delhi? India's capital reports spike in virus cases
A medical worker takes a swab sample of a woman in New Delhi
Amid fears of the fourth Covid wave in the country, India's national capital Delhi witnessed a spike, reporting over 2,000 cases in 24 hours.
India reported 16,299 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with active cases at 1,25,076. The daily positivity rate in the country currently stands at 4.58 per cent.
According to the health ministry, the active cases comprise 0.28 per cent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate is 98.53 per cent. Doctors claim the fourth wave may have begun in the country with several cases still under-reported. On Wednesday, the country had recorded 16,047 new coronavirus cases and 54 deaths, including six fromKerala.
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The capital Delhi reported sevendeaths due to the virus on Wednesday, which is the highest in nearly 180 days, according to the health department. Indiahad experienced the third wave in late December and January-February this year.
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India's southern state of Tamil Nadu recorded 941 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday while Punjab reported seven COVID-19-related fatalities with 406 fresh coronavirus cases. Health authorities said two deaths were reported in Mohali and one each in Barnala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Rupnagar and Sangrur.
Health officials in Goa reported 120 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 13.2 per cent after 903 samples were examined. The number of active cases in Goa stands at 946, according to health officials.
On Wednesday, Gujarat reported 678 new COVID-19 cases andfour deaths with 1,082 coronavirus patients getting discharged in the last 24 hours. The deaths were reported in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bharuch. Ahmedabad reported the most number of cases with 195 new COVID-19 cases.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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