On April 13, 2023, the medical director of LNJP Hospital in New Delhi said that a newborn with COVID-19 had been admitted. He also issued a warning that coronavirus cases in the capital will rise in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, 1,149 new illnesses and one fatality were reported in the nation′s capital. According to information provided by the Health Department, Delhi′s single-day caseload additions on April 12, 2023, exceeded 1,000 for the first time in more than seven months, and the positivity rate was 23.8%.

Dr. Suresh Kumar, the medical director at LNJP Hospital, revealed that COVID cases will peak in one to two weeks and that the graph will go down from there. On April 13, 2023, Delhi Education Minister Mr. Atishi stated that the government is reviewing the situation and that guidelines for schools will be issued soon.

Over the past two weeks, the number of new single-day cases in the nation′s capital has surged in response to a strong increase in H3N2 influenza cases nationwide. Medical professionals have suggested that the novel COVID XBB.1.16 variety may be the cause of Delhis slow rise in COVID cases. On Tuesday, mock drills were held at hospitals in Delhi to test their readiness to deal with the disease amid a surge in cases in the national capital.

(Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/covid-19-cases-in-delhi-may-peak-in-couple-of-weeks-says-lnjp-hospital-medical-director/article66732894.ece )