New Delhi: COVID-19 tests in Delhi will be doubled to 40,000 per day within a week as there has been a marginal increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said that at present, 20,000 tests are being conducted per day in the city. Earlier in the day, Kejriwal had called a high-level meeting to discuss the rising number of coronavirus cases in Delhi. He said that after August 17, there has been a marginal increase in COVID-19 cases in the national capital. He asserted that no death of any COVID-19 patient, who is under home isolation, has been reported in Delhi since July 14.

Source: Mint August 26, 2020 08:37 UTC