141 fresh Covid cases; positivity rate 0.22%

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Delhi recorded 141 new Covid-19 cases and two more deaths on Thursday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.22 per cent.

These new 141 cases came out of the 63,022 tests conducted the previous day, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department. The total number of tests conducted the previous day, included 41,077 RT-PCR tests and 21,945 rapid antigen tests, the bulletin said.

The infection tally in the city rose to 6,36,670 and the death toll mounted to 10,889 with three more fatalities, authorities said. The tally of active cases on Friday rose to 1,053.

The Delhi Government has also increased Covid-19 vaccination sites to 265 from existing 183 in the national capital from February 11.

According to the bulletin issued by the Delhi health department, out of the total number of 5770 beds in Covid hospitals, 5,289 are vacant.         

The health bulletin further stated that 312 beds in COVID care centres are occupied by persons under quarantine, including travellers who have returned by the Vande Bharat Mission and bubble flights.

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