Amid rising Covid-19 cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced an extension of the ongoing lockdown in the national capital by another week.

"Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week," Kejriwal said in a tweet.

The ongoing lockdown that was scheduled to conclude at 5 am on May 3, now stands extended for another week.

This is the second extension of the lockdown in the national capital amid a huge surge of Covid-19 cases.

Kejriwal had announced the first lockdown in Delhi last Sunday.

Coronavirus still continues to wreak havoc in the city. Public opinion is that lockdowns should increase. So it is being extended for one week,” he had said while imposing it.

Delhi on Friday recorded 375 deaths due to the coronavirus and 27,047 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 32.69 per cent, a bulletin issued by the health department said.

The cumulative case count stands at 11,49,333, of which over 10.33 lakh have recovered. The death toll due to the viral disease stands at 16,147, the bulletin said.

Delhi's active caseload is now nearly one lakh - more than double the previous high of around 44,000 recorded in mid-November last year, NDTV said in a report.