The national Capital reported 23 new cases and one death on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 0.05 per cent, according to a health bulletin issued by the health department of the Delhi Government.
A total of 46,843 tests —38,889 RT-PCR tests and 7,954 rapid antigen tests — were conducted a day ago, the bulletin said.
As per the bulletin, the Covid case tally in Delhi reached 14,39,218 of which over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered. The death toll has risen to 25,089.
The Delhi Government has taken steps to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37,000 patients a day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supply.
Around 7,000 ICU beds are also being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh, Kirari, Sarita Vihar, Sultanpuri, Raghuveer Nagar, GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Hospital.
The national capital has 10,000 ICU beds. According to government data, 1.83 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started.