1,647 new COVID-19 cases take tally to 42,829

On Monday, Delhi reported 1,647 new COVID-19 cases, further taking the tally to 42,829. The Capital also recorded 72 new COVID-19 fatalities, taking the death toll to 1,400; whereas 604 patients recovered from the contagious disease, taking total recoveries to 16,427, as per the official health bulletin.

The number of Coronavirus cases has climbed by over 10,000 and breached the 40,000-mark in just six days in Delhi with an average of over 1,600 fresh cases on a daily basis, a sharp spike from the 79 days it took to reach the 10,000-mark, according to a data analysis done by the Delhi government.

It took eight days for the number of cases to rise from 20,000 to 30,000, while the national capital took 13 days for the tally to progress from 10,000 to 20,000.

As of Monday, the Delhi government reported that 22,298 COVID-19 patients were under home isolation while the total number of active Coronavirus cases breached the 25,000-mark. Amid calls for a dramatic ramping up of testing in the next few days, the Delhi government said it had conducted a total of 2,96,697 tests, as per

Monday’s health bulletin. Moreover, the number of containment zones in the city was increased to 242.

Amid the surge in Coronavirus cases, the Delhi government has said the current doubling rate of the infection in the city is 14 days. By that estimation, it will see over 56,000 cases in the next two weeks. The cases are expected to rise to 5.5 lakh by July-end, the government has said.