Delhi recorded 1,656 Covid-19 cases on Friday, highest since February 4. However, there was zero fatality due to the infection while the positivity rate stood at 5.39 per cent.
According to data shared by city health department, a total of 30,709 tests for the detection of coronavirus were conducted in city a day before. With the new cases, the national capital's overall COVID-19 infection tally rose to 18,91,425, while death toll stood at 26,177, data showed.
The national capital had recorded 1,365 COVID-19 cases and zero fatality due to the infection on Thursday, while positivity rate had stood at 6.35 per cent.
Delhi had reported 1,354 cases with a positivity rate of 7.64 per cent and one fatality due to disease on Wednesday. On Tuesday, it reported 1,414 cases with a positivity rate of 5.97 per cent and one death due to disease. There are 6,096 active cases in national capital, up from 5,746 previous day.
The number of containment zones has risen to 1,597 from 1,473 on Thursday, according to the latest health bulletin.
The hospitalisation rate has so far been low, accounting for less than three per cent of total number of active cases, it stated.
Currently, 200 COVID-19 patients are admitted in Delhi hospitals, while 4,269 are recuperating in home isolation, the bulletin stated. Of 9,590 beds for COVID-19 patients in various hospitals, only 200 (2.09 per cent) are occupied, it stated.
The spurt in COVID-19 cases and the test positivity rate in Delhi over last few weeks does not suggest onset of a new wave, but people should keep basic mitigation measures in place to prevent spread of infection, experts have said.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had last week said COVID-19 cases have increased in capital but the situation was not serious as people were not developing severe disease and hospitalisation rate was low.
He had attributed the low hospitalisation rate to vaccinations and naturally acquired immunity.