With the surge in COVID-19, the Delhi government is almost set to launch a dedicated mobile application for the electric ambulance service for coronavirus patients in home isolation, sources said on Wednesday. The sources said the electric ambulances will ferry the needy patients whose condition is not serious. Health department reports over 24,000 coronavirus patients in home isolation in the national capital till Tuesday. Asymptomatic or exhibiting mild symptoms are suggested for home isolation if they have facilities for the same at their residence. 

A source said that Prakriti E-Mobility Pvt Ltd, an app-based Electric Vehicle (EV) taxi service provider, is engaged by the Delhi government to start electric ambulance facility, adding that the new service is likely to be launched in the "next one-two days". "The electric-vehicle ambulance service will provide transportation service for the COVID-19 patients in home isolation, whose condition is not serious," the source said On Tuesday.

Delhi recorded its sharpest single-day number of 7,830 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to over 4.5 lakh, and 83 more fatalities, the highest since June 16. A total of 59,035 tests were conducted the previous day. The positivity rate stood at 13.26 per cent. Delhi's previous highest single-day spike of 7,745 cases was recorded this Sunday.

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