Delhi reported highest single-day spike with 3,137 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the national capital's tally beyond 50,000 mark to 53,116. ....

A senior official of Tihar Central Jail - Asia's largest prison - tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Friday. ....

A total of 5,646 persons have been challaned here since Monday on charges of flouting social distancing norms, not wearing face masks in public and spitting on roads, Delhi Police said on Friday. ....

The Old Rajinder Nagar area in central Delhi was on Friday declared as a containment zone after 39 new COovid-19 cases emerged in the area. ....

The condition of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday worsened, two days after he tested positive for coronavirus. ....

In the wake of sudden spurt in COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Home Minister Amit Shah has constituted a committee under Member of Niti Aayog to fix rates charged by private hospitals in the national capital for isolation beds. ....

With the number of Covid-19 cases inching closer to the 50,000-mark, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday assured people that testing will be ramped up further in the coming days. ....

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a petition seeking swift testing for coronavirus and declaration of results within two days, on Thursday noted that the Delhi government isn't using the private labs for Covid-19 testing to their "optimum capacity" even when they have "no hesitation". ....

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday directed all the Delhi-NCR authorities to come together with a unified strategy and submit a report on their preparedness by July 15 to his ministry so that a common strategy can be devised in "mission mode" to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. ....

Amid massive spurt in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, people and traders can be seen openly flouting social distancing norms in the market area. ....