New Delhi: Delhi yesterday reported 509 fresh Covid cases, however the positivity rate (confirmed cases every 100 tests) has zoomed to 26 per cent from 15.64% a day before.
The positivity rate is taken as an indicator of how fast the disease is spreading through the community.
With the new cases, the city's infection tally has increased to 20,12,064. The data showed that 1,918 Covid tests were conducted on Tuesday.
Earlier today, city Mayor Shelly Oberoi said all civic-run hospitals are "fully prepared" to deal with the coronavirus situation and appealed to people not to panic.
"The situation is fully under control and people should not panic. Our hospitals, doctors and staff are all equipped to handle the situation," said Ms Oberoi, adding the Delhi government is making arrangements and the MCD too is "fully prepared".
The Delhi government is keeping an eye on the rise in Covid cases in the national capital and is "prepared to face any eventuality", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said last week.
Delhi has witnessed an increase in the number of fresh Covid cases over the last few days amid a sharp rise in the figure of H3N2 influenza cases in the country.
The number of fresh cases had seen a decline over the last few months in Delhi, and it had dropped to zero on January 16, the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic.
A total of 4,435 fresh COVID-19 infections were reported across the country in the last 24 hours, a significant jump from Tuesday's tally of 3038 cases, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. It is the highest single-day rise in the last nearly six months, the ministry said.
India's active Covid caseload currently stands at 23,091 with a daily positivity rate of 3.38 per cent, the ministry said.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued revised guidelines for Covid in the wake of the surge of cases in the past week across the country.