Delhi on Wednesday reported 20,960 Covid-19 cases, while the positivity rate was 26.37 per cent. The city also reported 311 deaths, taking the total deaths due to Covid this year to 18,063.
With the fresh cases, the national capital’s cumulative tally has risen to 1253902, according to the health bulletin issued by the health department. A total of 79491 tests, including 62,767 RT-PCR tests and 16,724 rapid antigen tests, were conducted the previous day, the bulletin said
So far, over 1143980 lakh patients have recovered in Delhi, it added. The number of active cases in the city increased to 91859, the bulletin stated. The number of people under home isolation increased to 50077, while that of containment zones mounted to 47704, it said.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a meeting through video conference on Covid-19 management in Delhi.
Delhi had reported 19,953 cases on Tuesday, 18,043 cases on Monday, the lowest since April 15; 20,394 cases on Sunday, 25,219 on Saturday, 27,047 on Friday, 24,235 on Thursday.
25,986 on Wednesday, 24,149 on last Tuesday, 20,201 on last Monday and 22,933 on last Sunday.
The city had witnessed 338 deaths on Tuesday, 448 on Monday, the highest so far; 407 on Sunday, 412 on Saturday, 375 on Friday, 395 on Thursday, 368 on Wednesday; 381 on last Tuesday, 380 on Monday, 350 on last Sunday, and 357 on Saturday last week.
The city has so far recorded 12,53,902 cases, of which over 11.43 lakh have recovered. The death toll due to the viral disease stands at 18,063, the bulletin said.
The number of active cases stands at 91,859. Out of the 21,528 COVID beds in various hospitals of the city, only 1,518 are vacant.