35 doctors at AIIMS test positive for Covid-19, 2nd Delhi hospital to be hit by pandemic

New Delhi: At least 35 doctors have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, reports said.

AIIMS is the second major hospital in Delhi after Ganga Ram where over 30 staff members have contracted the deadly disease. On Thursday, 37 doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital tested positive for coronavirus.

Both AIIMS and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital have been at the forefront of fight against the pandemic for nearly a year now. There has been a massive spike in Coronavirus numbers in the national capital, with daily cases breaching 7,400 mark on Thursday.

Doctors contracted virus despite taking jab

The pandemic created panicky situation as doctors at Gangaram Hospital had already got vaccines, still they contracted deadly virus.

Of the 37 Gangaram doctors who contracted the virus, 32 are in home isolation with mild symptoms while five are admitted to the hospital itself for treatment.

Delhi recorded 7,437 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day surge this year.

The positivity rate also mounted to 8.1% from 6.1 per cent the previous day, as the massive spike in cases witnessed over the past few weeks continues.

Over 84% cases in 10 states including Delhi

Delhi is among 10 states besides Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab that have shown a steep rise in the daily COVID-19 cases accounting for 84.21 per cent of the record 1.26 lakh new infections on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry.