Coronavirus cases in the country continue to rise unabated. The national capital has 941 coronavirus cases of which 13 people have died and 25 patients have recovered, the latest health ministry figures released on Saturday indicated.
This comes after the number of coronavirus patients in Delhi on Friday crossed the 900-mark. As many as 183 cases were reported on Friday – the highest jump so far for the national capital, news agency PTI reported.
According to the bulletin issued by Delhi’s Health Department on Friday, 584 Covid-19 cases in the national capital are linked to Tablighi Jamaat’s Nizamuddin Markaz.
The administration also increased the number of Covid-19 containment zones across Delhi to 30 on Friday. The areas that have been included in the list of containment zones include Nabi Karim, E pocket GTB enclave, Street no 18 to 22 of Zakir Nagar and nearby area of Abu Bakar Masjid, Zakir Nagar. All these areas have been earmarked as containment and sealed.
As per the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health, the total tally of the infected people in the country rose to 7,447 on Saturday. With 40 deaths and 1,035 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, India has witnessed the sharpest ever increase in Covid-19 cases.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a tele-discussion with various chief ministers on the prevailing coronavirus situation in the country and the possibility of the extension of the lockdown beyond April 14.
Odisha and Punjab have already announced the extension of lockdown till April 30.
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