Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tests positive for Covid-19
Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "I have tested positive for Covid. Mild symptoms. Have isolated myself at home. Those who came in touch wid me in last few days, kindly isolate urself and get urself tested," Arvind Kejriwal tweeted. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal had on Monday addressed the party's Nav Parivartan Yatra at Parade Ground in Dehradun in the run-up to Uttarakhand Assembly polls this year. Also Read | Delhi’s Covid-19 rising rapidly; What’s more important — elections or lives? Arvind Kejriwal was also scheduled to attend a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Tuesday over the Covid-19 situation in the national capital. Delhi has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases over the last two weeks following the emergence of the Omicron variant. The city reported 4,099 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the positivity rate in the national capital to 6.46 percent, Delhi's health department bulletin informed on Monday. The active cases in the city have gone to 10,986 and the cumulative tally of the Covid-19 cases now stands at 14,58,220.
In the last 24 hours, Delhi also witnessed one COVID-related death taking the death toll to 25,100. Also Read | Covid-19 vaccination of children aged 15-18 years begins -PTC News