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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended the lockdown till May 24, saying the gains made so far in combating the coronavirus cannot be lost now.

The total count of cases in the city has gone up to 12,32,942.

The Central Board of Secondary Education can explore other methods, including online exams and promoting students on the basis of internal assessments, he said.

The positivity rate also mounted to 10.21 per cent, breaching the 10 per cent-mark for the first time this year.

The new coronavirus cases recorded on Sunday took the infection tally to 6,43,696.