With the highest single-day spike of 2,137 COVID-19 cases, Delhi's tally of coronavirus infections crossed the 36,000-mark on Friday as the number of deaths due to the disease climbed to 1,214, authorities said.
This is the first time that over 2,000 cases have been reported in a single day in Delhi.The death toll also increased to 1,214 after 71 more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours
Delhi coronavirus news update: All three municipal corporations in Delhi are ruled by the BJP, and have targeted the AAP-led Delhi government on this issue in the past too.
The petitioner has cited that while the authorities claim that the orders of the court are being followed, videos from the hospital depict a different picture.
The election for mayor and deputy mayor of all the three municipal corporations in Delhi will be held on June 24, according to a notification issued by the state election commission.
Satya Prakash
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, June 12
Terming the situation created by COVID19 pandemic in the capital, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal as "horrendous", the Supreme Court on
The UP govt submitted before the SC that it will have to continue travel restrictions at Delhi border as there are 40 times more COVID-19 cases in the national capital as compared to Noida and Ghaziabad
New Delhi, Jun 12 () Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Friday said it has sought response from traders in Delhi on whether markets should be closed
The death count maintained by the Delhi government has nearly doubled between June 1 and June 11— increasing from 523 to 1,085. But the municipal bodies, which are governed by the BJP, claim 2,098 funerals of Covid-19 positive patients have taken place in the city so far.
Delhi to wait little longer for monsoon: IMD - The Deputy Director-General of India Meteorological Department, Anand Kumar Sharma said on June 12 that Delhi has to wait a little longer for the arrival of monsoon. However, there is possibility that Delhi would observe some slight shower which might give temporally relief within coming five days.
“Delhi has to wait for little longer for monsoon. However, there is possibility that Delhi would observe some slight shower which might give temporally relief,” said Anand Kumar Sharma. “Conditions becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Maharashtra (including Mumbai), Odisha and West Bengal, some more parts of Chhattisgarh and some parts of south Gujarat, south Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar during next 48 hours,” said Sharma further said.
As the number of the novel coronavirus cases continue to rise in Delhi, resulting in shortage of hospital beds for patients, people in the capital are now arranging oxygen beds on their own.
Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad has made his first public appearance since the Nizammudin Markaz controversy by offering prayers at Delhi's Abu Bakr mosque.
Delhi on Thursday reported over 1,877 coronavirus cases in a single day and the total tally of infections has crossed the 34,000-mark since the pandemic broke. By Delhi government's own assessment till July 31 to treat coronavirus patients as many as 80,000 hospital beds will be required whereas only 9,000 hospital beds are available at present. Watch video on Zee News
