Delhi logs 10,665 Covid cases, positivity rate at 11.88 per cent

AAP government cancels leave of all its officers, officials and staff to tackle increasing number of infections

A woman being tested for Covid-19: File Picture

TT Bureau, PTI   |   New Delhi   |   05.01.22  : Delhi on Wednesday logged 10,665 Covid cases, the highest since May 12, and eight deaths with the positivity rate shooting up to 11.88 per cent, officials said.

On Tuesday, the city had recorded 5,481 fresh cases, almost half of Wednesday's count, and a case positivity rate of 8.37 per cent.

The Delhi government announced a weekend curfew on Tuesday to curb the sharp spike in the number of cases.

Significantly, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has announced that the third wave has set in India. While, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has declared that his government is all set to take care of over a lakh Covid cases on a daily basis.

The Delhi government has cancelled the leave of all its officers, officials and staff, and directed them not to leave station in view of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city and the need of enough manpower to handle the situation.

It is anticipated that the containment of the pandemic will involve a huge mobilisation of human resources at various levels in the city government, according to an order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Tuesday.

"The competent authority directs to cancel all leave granted, except medical leave, to all officers/officials/staff in all the departments, offices of Delhi government until further order," the order said.

It further directed that no leave, except for medical reasons, shall be granted to the officers, officials and staff of different departments of the GNCT of Delhi nor shall they be allowed to leave station.

Delhi recorded 10,665 fresh Covid cases and eight more deaths due to the viral disease in a 24-hour period, according to a health bulletin issued by the city government on Wednesday.