The previous highest single-day peak of 4,473 cases was recorded on Sept. 16.
Along with that, 44 new deaths brought the death toll in the national capital to 6,356, according to the latest bulletin issued by Delhi’s health department.
The 4,853 new cases came out of the 57,210 tests carried out the previous day.
The active case count on Tuesday rose to 27,873 from 25,786 the day before, according to the bulletin.
The bulletin said that the total number of cases has risen to 3.64,341.
85% of symptomatic patients, who tested negative for COVID-19 in rapid antigen test, have been re-tested by health authorities in Delhi so far this month using the most reliable RT-PCR method, according to official data the news reported. PTI agency.
In September, only 10 to 15% of those cases were being followed up with an RT-PCR test, the data showed.
The increase in the number of new tests came after Special Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) Udit Prakash Rai issued a directive to all districts in September, to ensure that all negative symptomatic cases of rapid antigen tests become to be analyzed by RT-PCR.
With the start of the festival season, the number of Covid-19 cases has increased in several states, including Delhi, the government said on Tuesday.
“During the festive season, cases have increased in Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi,” said Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary of the Ministry of Health in a press conference on the actions taken, the preparation and the updates on the covid -19.
“The Ministry of Health is in contact with all these states, where central teams have been sent. Some teams have returned after completing the assigned task, and after analyzing their report, more actions will be taken in formulating new strategies to be adopted in these states, ”he added during the press conference.
Meanwhile, this morning, the air quality deteriorated in the national capital with the increase of pollutants in the atmosphere and the Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) is generally in the category “very poor”, said data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 346 in Rohini, 329 in RK Puram, 377 in Anand Vihar and 363 in Mundka, all four in the ‘very poor’ category, according to data from the Central Air Control Board. Pollution (CPCB).
A new study has revealed that about 15% of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 may be related to long-term exposure to air pollution, according to a study published Tuesday.
Researchers, including those from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany, found that in Europe the proportion of COVID-19 deaths related to air pollution was about 19 percent, in North America it was 17 percent, and in East Asia about 27 percent. penny.
The study, published in the journal Cardiovascular Research, is the first to estimate the proportion of deaths from coronavirus that could be attributed to the aggravating effects of air pollution in every country in the world.
Furthermore, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said Tuesday that studies have shown that air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of dying from Covid-19.
“Studies have been conducted in Europe and the US, where contaminated areas have been examined and mortality during lockdown and correlation with contamination have been compared. Contamination has been found to be contributing to mortality in COVID, that is well established by studies, “said Dr. Balram Bhargava, DG ICMR, in a Health Ministry briefing today.
While the total number of covid-19 cases reached 79,56,698 and the number of victims reached 1,20,090, the country registered more than 36,470 new cases and 488 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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