The capital recorded 6,700 fresh COVID-19 cases for the first time on November 3, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4lakh. This is the first time when the number of daily cases has crossed the 6000-mark.

The Chief Minister said that there is no need to panic as they are monitoring the situation and will take all necessary actions.

There has been a rise in COVID19 cases. We can call this the third wave of COVID cases here. We are monitoring the situation, and will take all necessary actions: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/YkoBzxxTGO

— ANI (@ANI) November 4, 2020

The sudden spike in coronavirus cases come amid the festive season and rising pollution level.

The sudden climb in daily numbers in the last few days is due to greater movement of people during the festive season and laxity in adhering to safety norms.

The total number of cases has climbed to 4,03,096 and the positivity rate stood at 11.29 percent

The National Centre for Disease Control in a report drafted recently had warned that Delhi needs to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 per day taking into account winter season-related respiratory problems and due to festive gatherings.

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The Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning was recorded 366 in Delhi’s ITO, 309 in RK Puram, 313 in Anand Vihar, and 339 in Wazirpur. All of the above areas were marked categorised as “very poor” areas, according to the data provided by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).

An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.

On Wednesday, Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the “poor” category even as pollution levels decreased slightly.

The Delhi government has launched a massive campaign to fight air pollution in the national capital. The drive is being led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Environment Minister Gopal Rai.

Among various measures to curb air pollution, the Delhi government has banned the use of electricity generators starting today (October 15).

To curb the decline of air quality in the capital, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Wednesday issued directions to ban the use of diesel generators in the city under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

The direction comes at a time when the air quality in Delhi-NCR has been dipping due to the arrival of the winter and stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states – Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, etc.

As Delhi braces for months of poor air quality, experts have claimed that increased levels of air pollution can further worsen the coronavirus situation in the national capital.

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