Delhi on Monday reported 805 new cases of Covid-19 taking the total number of people infected with coronavirus to 1,38,482 while the death toll touched 4,021.
According to Monday’s health bulletin, which details information about the fresh cases registered in the last 24 hours, 10,133 tests (3904 RT-PCR, CBNAAT and True NAAT tests figures; 6229 — Rapid Antigen). The number of containment zones stood at 496.
Also, 3579 beds in COVID care centres are occupied by persons under quarantine, including travellers who have returned by Vande Bharat Mission and bubble flights, it said.
The number of tests done per million, as on Monday was 56,515, it said. A total of 1,24,254 patients have recovered, migrated or been discharged while the number of active cases in the capital currently stands at 10,207. On July 20, the fresh cases count had dipped to 954 while the recovery rate stands at 88 per cent.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, suspected individuals who test negative for COVID-19 in rapid-antigen tests should undergo RT-PCR to rule out the infection.
Rapid-antigen testing requires a prescription and an ICMR form filled by a registered doctor, and a government identity proof, same as that for RT-PCR test.
On June 23, the national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases. According to the Saturday bulletin, out of the total number of beds in COVID hospitals, 10692 are vacant.
Testing was ramped up June 18 onwards, when Delhi started conducting tests through the faster rapid-antigen methodology. Since then, tests have increased almost threefold -- from an average of around 7,000 a day during June 12-18 to an average of around 20,000 per day at present.
As per Government’s report, both Government and private hospitals have done a fair job in tackling coronavirus. Delhi Government’s Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital with seven per cent death rate is on top ranking for giving treatment to corona infected patients.