Two coronavirus-linked deaths have been recorded in December so far — one each on December 6 and December 8. Delhi on Friday recorded no death due to COVID-19 and 69 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. The number of cumulative cases stood … Read more
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said 10 new cases of the new Omicron variant have been detected in the national capital, taking the tally to 20. Amid a jump in Omicron cases in Delhi, doctors on Friday said people should avoid all gatherings and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, else the pandemic situation may worsen … Read more
Last year, Delhi recorded 1,072 dengue cases. (AP) Dengue cases in Delhi skyrocketed to 7,128 — over 5,000 in November alone — so far this year. This is the city’s highest caseload since the big chikungunya and dengue outbreak in 2015. Over 1,800 of these dengue cases were recorded over the past one week, according … Read more
A Union Health Ministry statement pegged the total number of dengue cases at 116,991 across the country. (File/PTI) The Union Health Ministry has rushed high-level expert teams to nine states and Union Territories with a high dengue caseload, the government announced today. The expert teams will assist the state and Union Territories in public health … Read more
Mohalla clinics are a huge part of the Aam Aadmi Party’s agenda. (Picture courtesy: IE) The Delhi government will use portable containers to construct the city’s new mohalla clinics. The clinics built with containers can be assembled and disassembled quickly and also fit into tight spaces. The construction of the first such clinic is already underway at Health … Read more
Satyebdar Jain informed that health facilities like polyclinic, mohalla clinics, and hospitals are being equipped to administer the Coronavirus vaccine. (File Photo) As the nation patiently waits for the arrival of a Covid-19 vaccine, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain assured Delhiites that the entire population can be vaccinated in a few weeks. Letting out information … Read more