Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting to review the situation in the country related to Covid-19.
Posted on – 11:04 AM, Thu – 22 December 22
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New Delhi: On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting to review the situation in the country related to Covid-19.
On Wednesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the situation following the Covid surge in China and other countries. He chaired a meeting of top officials and later asked people to follow coronavirus-appropriate behavior, including wearing masks in crowded places and getting vaccinated.
On Wednesday, the capital reported five Covid cases in the past 24 hours, while also reporting a new Covid-related death, according to a government health bulletin. Delhi has a Covid positivity rate of 0.19% and a total of 27 active cases.
Eight Covid patients recovered in the past 24 hours on Wednesday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 19,80,555. The number of patients receiving treatment in isolation at home is 19.
With the new Covid cases, the total number of cases in Delhi has jumped to 20,07,102 while the death toll is now 26,520.
A total of 2,642 new tests – 1,501 RT-PCR and 1,141 rapid antigen tests – in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 4,0570,041 so far, while 470 simultaneous vaccinations – 42 first doses , 131 second doses and 307 preventive doses.
The total number of beneficiaries who have been vaccinated so far is 3,7346,397, according to the national capital’s health bulletin.
