Schools in Delhi to remain closed until further notice: Delhi Education Minister

Schools in the national capital not to reopen until the next order, the Delhi Education Minister announced.

Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia has announced that all the government and private schools in the national capital will continue to remain closed until the next order owing to the coronavirus threat. He said that it is not safe to open schools in the national capital and even the parents are not in favour. He also announced that the Delhi Government has decided to increase 1,330 seats in colleges under IP University.

On October 27, Delhi recorded 4,853 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike here to date, as the infection tally in the city crossed over 3.64 lakh. The previous highest single-day spike of 4,473 cases was recorded on September 16. The positivity rate stood at 8.48 per cent, while the case fatality rate was 1.74 per cent, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department. 44 new fatalities pushed the death toll in the national capital to 6,356.

The 4,853 fresh cases on Tuesday came out of the 57,210 tests conducted the previous day. The number of fresh cases recorded on Monday stood at 2,832, and 4,136 on Sunday, while the figures were 4,116 on Saturday and 4,086 on Friday.

The active cases tally on Tuesday rose to 27,873 from 25,786 the previous day, as per the bulletin. It said that the total number of cases has climbed to 3,64,341. The number of containment zones in Delhi increased to 3,032 from 2,930 on Monday. The recovery rate on Tuesday was over 90 per cent, the bulletin said.

Schools in the national capital have been kept closed since mid-March. 

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