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Covid-19: Doubling rate is 50 days right now, says Delhi Health Minister
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the Covid-19 doubling rate in the national capital is 50 days right now.He said testing has been increased to 60,000 samples at the moment as against 20,000 earlier."This was a change in our strategy so that cases can be traced and the disease can be controlled," Jain said, who a few months ago battled Covid-19 and recovered after undergoing plasma therapy.The national capital reported 46 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the highest in over 70 days, taking the toll to 5,193, while 3,372 fresh cases pushed the tally to 2,67,822, authorities said.This is the highest number of deaths reported in a day since July 16, when the city recorded 58 fatalities.The capital reported 3,827