Delhi reported 479 new Covid cases and one death from the disease on Saturday as the positivity rate stood at 2.06%, according to data shared by the city’s health department.
With the new cases, the number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi rose to 19,03,189 and the death toll to 26,200.
A total of 23,214 Covid tests were carried out here a day ago, the department said in its latest bulletin.
Delhi had reported 530 new Covid cases and zero deaths on Friday as the positivity rate stood at 2.17%. The day before, it had recorded 520 new cases with a positivity rate of 2.09% and one death.
The city recorded 532 COVID-19 cases and no deaths on Wednesday, while the positivity rate was 2.13%. As of Tuesday, the nation’s capital had recorded 393 cases of COVID-19 with a positivity rate of 3.35% and two deaths.
The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi had hit a record high of 28,867 on January 13 this year during the third wave of the pandemic. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6% on January 14, the highest during the third wave.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi stood at 2,138 on Saturday, down from 2,229 the day before, according to the bulletin.
As many as 1,572 patients are in home isolation, down from 1,602 on Friday, he said, adding that there are 794 containment zones in the city.
Of the 9,581 beds for COVID-19 patients in hospitals in Delhi, 109 are occupied, the bulletin said.
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