17 in Delhi so far test positive for UK strain of coronavirus

A total of 17 Delhi residents have tested positive for the new coronavirus strain first detected in the UK to date and 10 of them have been discharged from hospital after recovery, sources said on Saturday. After the new strain was detected in the UK in December, the Delhi government had started a door-to-door medical check-up of people who had arrived from the UK previously and persons who came in their contact in the city.