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The number of corona virus positive patients is continuously increasing in Delhi. Now the corona test positive of a person working in the old building of Mausam Bhawan has come here. The old building of Mausam Bhavan has been completely closed after the man was found corona positive. All the employees who work in this building have been advised to work from home and all the employees who came in contact with this corona positive person have been asked to be self-quarantined.
At the same time, let us tell you that according to Delhi government officials, on Monday, with the arrival of 78 new cases of infection, 2,081 cases of corona virus were reported in the metropolis. The death toll in the city rose to 47 with two deaths on Monday. On April 12, there were 1,000 cases of infection in Delhi. Eight days later, on April 20, there were more than 2,000 cases. In such a situation, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Tuesday that the administration is keeping a close watch on doubling of cases of infection and all measures are being taken.
"Cases are increasing, but the pace has slowed down with the implementation of the lockdown," Jain told reporters. It increased from 1,000 to 2,000 cases in eight days. Therefore, we are monitoring the speed of its doubling. Along with this, all measures are being done. "On Monday, officials said 70 tests were carried out with a quick test kit in a very affected area of Nabi Karim area and no samples were found to be infected.
He said that a death inquiry committee has also been constituted for daily investigation of every death due to corona virus. Officials said that among the 47 dead so far, 25 were aged 60 and above. This age group accounts for more than 53 percent of the total cases of deaths. Among the dead, 12 were aged between 50-59 and 10 were under 50.