Delhi continued to witness a dip in daily coronavirus cases even as the Capital registered 3,231 fresh infections in the past 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 deaths in the same period was 233, while 7,831 more patients have recovered. The positivity rate recorded on Thursday dipped further to 5.50 per cent from 5.78 per cent.
According to the Covid-19 health bulletin, the cumulative cases are 14,09,950 and the death toll is 22, 579. The total number of recoveries now stand at 13,47,157, while active cases are at 40,214, down from 45,047 as per Wednesday’s bulletin, or a fall of 4,833 cases.
According to health department officials, 58,744 samples were put to test, down from 66,573 in the 24-hour period before that. Of the 58,744 samples tested, RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests were conducted on 43,914 while 14,830 underwent rapid antigen testing.
The total samples tested in the Capital thus far stand at 18,532,803 while tests conducted per million are at 9,75,410.
In terms of vaccination, the latest bulletin showed that 68,703 and 61,576 beneficiaries were vaccinated with their first and second dose respectively, taking their respective cumulative numbers to 37,87,895 and 11,02,133 while 48,90,028 beneficiaries have been vaccinated thus far.