On Thursday (January 6, 2022) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that, the city is likely to witness 14,000 fresh COVID-19 cases today pushing the daily positivity rate to around 14%.No confirmed death has been reported due to the`Omicron` variant in Delhi. Delhi government is conducting more than 90,000 tests on a daily basis.”
Additionally, the government has reduced the quarantine period for home isolation to 7 days from 14 days; also the government has increased the number of oxygen beds and ventilators in private and government hospitals.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Delhi reported 10,665 Covid cases today, a massive rise of 94% in daily cases compared to yesterday. The national capital also saw 8 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest since June 26. The positivity rate increases 11.88 %, officials said.
Meanwhile, India recorded 90,928 new COVID-19 cases, 325 deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases stand at 2, 85,401. The country also recorded 19,206 recoveries today.
