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Delhi: In the last 24 hours, 965 new cases of corona infection have been registered in Delhi and one patient has died. Along with this, 635 people have also recovered after treatment during this period. According to the Health Bulletin issued by the Delhi Government, the number of active cases in the state is 2970 and the infection rate i.e. positivity rate is 4.71 percent. On Wednesday, 1009 new cases of corona were reported in the capital and one patient died.
In view of the increase in the cases of corona in Delhi, wearing a mask has been made mandatory once again. Not only has it been made mandatory, but a provision of Rs 500 has been made for those found without a mask. The mandatory and fine of the mask was abolished after a steady decrease in the cases of corona, but it has been started again.
Meanwhile, from Thursday, April 21, 2022, all government Corona Vaccination Centers in Delhi have started getting free preventive doses for the eligible people in the age group of 18-59 years. The Delhi government gave information about this in one of its orders. It states that all government vaccination centers in Delhi will provide preventive doses to eligible people free of cost. For this dose, people in private hospitals have to pay Rs 386.
Omicron’s sub-variant ba.2.12 has been found in most of the samples that were genome sequencing in the first fortnight of April in Delhi and this could be one of the reasons behind the recent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city. Sources said this on Thursday. However, a source in the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Association (INSACOG) claimed that BA.2.12.1, derived from the variant of Omicron, was also detected in some samples from Delhi, which is being attributed to the recent increase in cases in the US. is. But officials have not confirmed that it has been found in some samples from Delhi.
