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AAP MLA Raghav Chadha Sunday launched the Delhi government's large-scale RT-PCR testing drive from Old Rajinder Nagar through COVID-19 mobile testing vans.

The West Delhi district authorities ordered two evening markets in Nangloi to be shut for violating various COVID-19 safety guidelines on social distancing and wearing of masks, officials said.

A day after increasing the fine for not wearing masks from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000, the Delhi government on Friday announced the same penalty for those caught violating quarantine rules, social distancing norms or chewing and spitting tobacco and pan masala.

UP to test people coming in from Delhi for Covid, says Chief Secretary: News agency ANI

A Delhi court has dismissed the bail plea of an accused allegedly seen rioting and firing gunshots at people and police officials during this year's February riots in northeast Delhi.

For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi has exceeded the number of rapid antigen tests, while over 3.7 lakh people have been surveyed as part of the efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus in the national capital, the Union Home Ministry said on Sunday.

Delhi's minimum temperature dropped to 6.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the lowest in the month of November since 2003, as a cold wave swept parts of the city.

Coronavirus cases in India rose by 45,209 in the last 24 hours taking the total number of infections in the country to 90.95 lakh, government data showed today. There has been a slight dip in infections since Saturday when it recorded 46,232 cases. 501 deaths were reported in the last day taking the total fatalities due to the deadly disease to over 1.33 lakh. There are over 4.4 lakh active cases in the country and over 85 lakh patients have recovered so far from the highly contagious disease. Over 43,000 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.A total of 10,75,326 test have been conducted in the last 24 hours. The total tests conducted so far stands at 13.17 crore. The positivity rate stands at 4.2 per cent while the total recovery rate is 93.68 per cent.

Delhi recorded 5,879 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday and a positivity rate of 12.90 per cent, while 111 more fatalities pushed the death count to 8,270, authorities said.

Delhi's air quality improved marginally on Saturday due to favourable wind speed, but remained in the "poor" category.

A Delhi court granted bail to student activist Gulfisha Fatima in a case related to communal violence in north east Delhi in February.

To ramp up Delhi's COVID-19 testing facilities, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has increased RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests per day to 37,200 RT-PCR tests per day, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday.

After Noida, authorities in Gurgaon and Faridabad have started random testing of people coming into the city from Delhi which is struggling with it's worst phase of the COVID-19 pandemic so far with cases and deaths touching record highs.

Delhi's air quality remained "very poor" today and emission from firecrackers and calm winds may push it to the "severe" zone, according to government agencies and weather experts.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said there should not be "VIP or non-VIP categories" for vaccinating people against COVID-19 as everyone's life is important and priority should instead be given to "corona warriors", vulnerable groups such as senior citizens, and those having comorbidities

Dramatic visuals of a man with a gun, running away after snatching a woman's gold chain on Friday afternoon, have been released by the Delhi police.

The national capital recorded 6,608 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day taking the infection tally to over 5.17 lakh, while 118 more fatalities during the same period pushed the death count to 8,159, authorities said.

A 16-year-old girl was shot at by her elder brother for allegedly chatting with a man in northeast Delhi's Welcome area, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday.

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Delhi Gets Serious As COVID-19 Numbers Soar | NDTV.com Video | If one is caught without a mask in Delhi, the fine has just been increased to Rs 2,000, up four times. When the government restricted the number of guests at a wedding from 200 to 50, the Delhi High Court had pulled them up saying that surge in cases started from November 1, and this decision came on the 18th. "Why this wait for 18 days?" the court said.

The Delhi government has roped in several teachers of its schools to be part of teams conducting a door-to-door survey for COVID-19 in the national capital.

Delhi logged 7,546 fresh cases of coronavirrus on Thursday, taking the total cases to over 5.1 lakh. The total number of active cases is 43,221.

A 26-year-old social media influencer and her two friends were arrested from Goa for allegedly snatching USD 3,300 from a man in south Delhi, police said on Thursday.

A 22-year-old man wanted in two criminal cases was arrested from east Delhi's Ghazipur Mandi area after a brief exchange of fire, police said on Thursday.

Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the national capital, the number of available Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds equipped with ventilators is shrinking fast at several hospitals in Delhi, with zero vacancy at nearly 60 facilities, according to official data.