2.86 lakh new cases, 573 deaths in the last 24 hours

On Wednesday, 2 lakh 86 thousand 384 new corona infected were found in the country. During this 3.06 lakh people were cured, while 573 people also died. At the same time, 470 more infected have been found than the previous day. A day before this, on Tuesday, 2,85,914 people were found infected and 659 people died.

At present, the number of active cases i.e. patients undergoing treatment in the country is 22.02 lakh. Since the beginning of the epidemic, about 4.03 crore people have been affected by the infection in the country. Meanwhile, the positivity rate was recorded at 19.5% on Wednesday. The positivity rate on Tuesday was 16%. Despite a mere 0.1% increase in daily new cases, the increase in positivity rate by about 20% is a matter of concern.

A review meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority was held on Thursday, in which it has been decided to remove the weekend curfew from Delhi. Schools are currently closed, whether to open them or not, will be decided in the next meeting. Apart from this, the odd-even formula will also be removed from the market and shops.

DDMA has given instructions to open theatres-bars and restaurants with 50% capacity. Apart from this, 200 people will be able to attend the wedding ceremony. At the same time, government offices will also open with 50% capacity.