Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal diagnosed with Covid

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tested positive for coronavirus.

Kejriwal tweeted Tuesday morning that he was diagnosed with Covid and has isolated himself at home.

He addressed massive rallies to campaign for polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand in the past three days, said he had "mild symptoms".

"I have tested positive for Covid. Mild symptoms. Have isolated myself at home. Those who came in touch with me in last few days, kindly isolate yourself and get yourself tested," posted the Chief Minister.

Kejriwal, 53, has been on a whirlwind campaign for his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) amid surging Covid cases in the country. He was in Dehradun yesterday, and he had held rallies in Amritsar and Patiala before that.

"The Chief Minister getting Covid is not a big issue. But people should be alert and everyone will be protected from infection if they wear masks," Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said. 

Delhi has reported a rising positivity rate with 4,099 new cases in 24 hours on Monday.  According to an official statement, the positivity rate in Delhi is 6.46 per cent. As many as 6,288 COVID-19 patients are in home isolation.

On Monday, Delhi also recorded one Covid death.

The Omicron variant is driving most of the cases in Delhi, say experts. "As per genome sequencing reports of December 30-31 from three labs, 81 per cent samples were infected with Omicron. Most of the cases are of Omicron," Satyender Jain had said Monday.