The national Capital reported as many as 30 new cases of Covid-19 with a positivity rate of 0.05 per cent while no death was recorded for the fifth consecutive day, according to a health bulletin issued by the health department of the Delhi Government.
As per the bulletin, the number of fatalities stands at 25,082 while the case fatality rate is 1.74 per cent. “The number of people under home isolation was 91 while the number of containment zones stands at 130,” the bulletin said.
A total of 65365 tests, including 45,500 RT-PCR tests and 19865 rapid-antigen tests, were conducted a day before, as per the bulletin. The number of cumulative cases stood at 1437959 on Sunday and over 14.12 lakh patients in Delhi recovered from the virus till the date, the bulletin stated.
This is also the 24rd time since the start of the second wave of the pandemic in the national capital that zero fatality has been reported in a day.
Delhi was reeling under a brutal second wave of the pandemic, claiming a massive number of lives daily, with an oxygen shortage at various city hospitals adding to the woes. To deal with the impending third wave, the Delhi government has taken many steps. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had earlier said the city's medical infrastructure was being ramped up and 37,000 hospital beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients were being set up to tackle the anticipated third wave of the pandemic.