To track the COVID-19 virus amid rising cases in the national capital, India's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in coordination with Delhi government has planned to conduct house to house surveys beginning this weekend.

The planning for the survey in Delhi is in advanced stage and it is expected to begin by the weekend and completed by November 25, said the MHA.

The move comes three days after Home Minister Amit Shah, in a meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, took stock of the COVID-19 situation in the city and issued orders to curb the menace.

In another step directed by Shah, the ministry said, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Delhi government are working together to enhance the RT-PCR testing capacity to 60,000 tests by end November.

"Testing capacity already enhanced by 10,000 tests per day on November 17."

COVID-19 cases in Delhi started to rise after October 20. In the week ending November 14, Delhi recorded previously unseen levels of new cases, and daily fatalities have hovered close to 100 a day.

(IANS)