At least 37 doctors at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19 even after taking vaccine shots.

Of the 37 doctors, 32 of them have mild symptoms and are in home isolation and five are admitted in the hospital itself for treatment.

"Serving Covid patients at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, 37 doctors of the hospital have tested positive for Covid-19. Majority of these corona warriors have mild symptoms. Thirty-two doctors are in home isolation and rest five are admitted in the hospital," a hospital source was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

This comes as Delhi is facing a steep rise in coronavirus cases, with 7,437 new Covid-19 cases detected in the past 24 hours.

On Thursday, Delhi also reported 24 deaths. With this, its overall toll has risen to 11,157. This was the third consecutive day when over 5,000 fresh coronavirus cases were reported in Delhi.

As per the Delhi government's latest Covid-19 bulletin, Delhi tested 91,170 samples in the last 24 hours, of which 7,437 have tested positive for Covid-19. The day's case positivity rate was 8.10 per cent while the overall case positivity rate stands at 4.57 per cent.

Cautioning the people about the rising daily Covid-19 figures, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said if the current trend continues, Delhi would soon breach its record of highest single-day spike.