Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and isolated himself at home.

The chief minister urged people who came in contact with him in the last few days to quarantine and get tested.

"I have tested positive for Covid. Mild symptoms. Have isolated myself at home. Those who came in touch wid (with) me in last few days, kindly isolate urself (yourself) and get urself tested," Kejriwal tweeted.

The CM 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.

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.