Positivity 10% in city, Hry told to ramp up testing by 5k daily
Gurgaon: Daily Covid cases in the current surge touched another high in the city on Monday, when 397 people tested positive. This was the second successive day when cases breached the 300-mark. Officials in the health department said they would increase the number of daily tests as the positivity rate touched 10% on Monday. The last time the city’s positivity rate was 10% or above was on February 5 (11.3%). So far this month, 12 patients have been admitted to hospitals. Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Dr VK Paul of the Niti Aayog held a meeting with the Haryana chief secretary on the Covid situation in the state, which has been seeing a spike in numbers, with the bulk of cases being reported from Gurgaon. Eight containment zones have been added to the five micro-containment zones already notified. At the meeting, the Haryana government was asked to ramp up daily testing by 5,000 and ensure containment measures were strictly implemented. At present, Haryana is conducting n...