The COVID-19 pandemic is rearing its head again throughout the country and Delhi is no exception.

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The city on Monday logged 484 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 26.58 per cent.

The figure shows that nearly one in every four people tested returned a positive result, according to data shared by the city government's health department.

As many as three people suffering from COVID-19 died in the national capital. However, the health bulletin stated that COVID-19 was not the primary cause of death.

IMA asks people not to panic

 

Meanwhile, the Indian Medical Association on Monday also said that despite the increasing number of COVID cases across the country, people should not panic.

However, the association has asked them to maintain hygiene to avoid falling sick .  

In its guidelines, the IMA said that people with symptoms such as fever cough, sore throat, headache, bodyache, loss of smell and taste, breathlessness, should get tested for corona.

The IMA said that according to leading epidemiologists and virologists, the new COVID-19 variant XBB.1.16 could be the reason behind the sharp rise in cases. 

It said that we need to protect people in high-risk groups, such as pregnant ladies, those over the age of 60, and those with chronic illnesses and underlying health conditions .

All of them face an increased risk of severe illnesses, and they should be protected.   

As per the health ministry's latest data, 5,357 COVID-19 cases with 11 deaths have been recorded, while approximately 1,57,894 tests have been done in the last 24 hours.

(With inputs from PTI)