RT-PCR tests

COVID-19: Delhi records 1,376 fresh cases, 60 fatalities

8:49 pm December 14, 2020

New Delhi : Delhi recorded 1,376 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest in over three-and-a-half months, even as the death toll mounted to 10,074 with 60 new fatalities. The positivity rate dropped to 2.15 per cent from 2.74 per cent on Sunday, authorities said. The positivity rate from December 3 to December 7 had […]

3419 new COVID cases in Delhi, 77 deaths

11:57 pm December 5, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi registered 3,419 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to over 5.8 lakh on Saturday, while the toll rose to 9,574 with 77 more deaths, according to a health bulletin. The new cases came out of a record 81,473 tests, including 35,352 RT-PCR tests. The positivity rate slipped to 4.2 per cent […]

Plea in SC seeks refund of ‘exorbitant money’ charged for RT-PCR test to detect COVID-19

3:22 pm December 5, 2020

New Delhi: A plea was filed on Saturday in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to ensure refund of “exorbitant” amounts charged by private labs and hospitals for conducting RT-PCR tests to detect COVID-19. The interim application has been filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ajay Agrawal in his pending PIL in […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

Delhi govt reduces RT-PCR test price to Rs 800

5:23 pm November 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal government on Monday ordered all private laboratories to reduce the price of RT-PCR tests in the national capital to Rs 800 from Rs 2,400. According to an order issued by the health department, private laboratories have been asked to charge Rs 800 for testing samples collected by government teams and […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Delhi reports 98 COVID deaths, 5,482 new cases

11:44 pm November 27, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 5,482 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day, while 98 more fatalities linked to the disease pushed the city’s death toll to 8,909 on Friday, authorities said. According to a bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department on Friday, the total number of coronavirus cases climbed to 5,56,744 on Friday, of which […]