New Delhi, April 16: With an uptick in Covid cases here, district authorities have intensified surveillance and are on alert mode for early detection and containment of people infected with the disease.Some districts have also planned awareness campaigns from next week. The daily Covid cases and the positivity rate in the national capital have seen an upward trend in the last few days.
The positivity rate in the last five days, between April 10 and April 15, has increased by three times, according to city health department data. The positivity rate on April 10 was 1.29 per cent with 141 cases, and this rose to 3.95 per cent on Friday with 366 cases.
Surveillance teams are active, on alert mode and are monitoring the situation, a senior official of the South District administration said. (PTI)
