Delhi records highest fresh Covid-19 cases in over 6 months, yellow alert likely
Coronavirus update: With Delhi reporting the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases in six months, a declaration of Yellow Alert with its host of restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is likely to come into effect.
The Covid positivity rate surpassed 0.5 percent for the second consecutive day in the national capital and according to GRAP, this is the scale of implementing a yellow alert. The national capital on Monday reported 331 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the last six months. On June 6, Delhi had reported 331 cases.
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Moreover, the positivity rate in the city moved up to 0.68 percent, the highest since the last six months. On June 2, the positivity rate was 0.78 percent.
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A yellow alert in Delhi may come into effect under the four-stage Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi. However, the Delhi government is yet to take a decision on the matter.
In the meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) held on July 9, 2021, the Delhi government approved GRAP.
Accordingly, keeping in mind the third Covid-19 wave, four alerts were determined namely, yellow alert, amber alert, orange alert, and red alert. In view of the current situation of Covid-19, the yellow alert is likely to be implemented by the Delhi Government and DDMA, sources said.
-PTC News
