At least 3,235 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in the national capital, the lowest since October 26, taking the total number tally to over 4.85 lakh on Sunday, while the positivity rate increased to 15.33 per cent.
According to the health bulletin issued by the government on Sunday, ninety-five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 7,614. The fresh coronavirus cases were detected from 21,098 tests conducted the previous day, the lowest since August 14, when 14,389 tests were done. Out of the total tests conducted, 11,877 were rapid-antigen tests, and 9221 RT-PCR tests, the bulletin said.
According to the Sunday bulletin, out of the total 16,654 beds in COVID hospitals, 7,913 are vacant. The number of tests per million was over 2.8 lakh, while the total number of tests stood at over 54 lakh.
The bulletin said 4,37801 patients have recovered, been discharged or migrated so far.
Delhi had recorded its highest single-day spike of 8,593 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.
On Thursday, 104 fatalities, the highest in a day in over five months, were recorded.
The city had registered 93 deaths on June 16. On Sunday, 95 more fatalities were recorded. The 10-day average death rate in the city stands at 1.23 percent, the bulletin said.
“The national capital recorded a positivity rate of 15.33 per cent amid the festive season and rising pollution in the city, according to the bulletin issued by the health department,” it said.
The total number of cases reported so far has climbed to 4,85,405.
As many as 1,258 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the national capital in the last 17 days, with experts attributing it to sudden surge in cases, deteriorating air quality, laxity by people in adhering to safety norms, among other factors.
Coronavirus cases in Delhi have registered a sudden spike since October 28 when the daily infection breached the 5,000-mark for the first time and it crossed the 8,000-mark on Wednesday, also for the first time.