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Delhi Logs 43 Fresh Covid Cases; Two Deaths

Delhi recorded 43 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.8 per cent on Thursday. No Covid-linked fatality was reported on that day.

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Delhi recorded 43 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 2.07 per cent and two Covid-related deaths on Friday, according to data shared by the city government's health department.

The complete case sheets on the two fatalities, are, however, awaited from hospital, the latest bulletin said.   

Delhi recorded 43 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.8 per cent on Thursday. No Covid-linked fatality was reported on that day.

With fresh cases, Delhi's Covid case tally has climbed to 20,40,390, while the death toll due to the viral disease rose to 26,651 according to the bulletin issued by the health department.

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Delhi recorded 75 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 3.43 per cent and one Covid-related fatality on Wednesday. The fresh cases emerged from the 2,076 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin said.     

The number of active cases of the infection stands at 399, of which 305 patients are in home isolation. On Tuesday, Delhi logged 77 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 3.27 per cent and two fatalities linked to the infection.

The city recorded 37 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 3.89 per cent and two Covid-linked deaths on Monday. The national capital logged 119 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 5.5 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Sunday.

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It saw 113 cases with a positivity rate of 8.21 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Saturday. Only 63 of the 7,976 COVID-19 beds in the city hospitals are occupied, according to the bulletin.

The number of fresh Covid cases had dropped to zero in Delhi on January 16 for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. However, the city has witnessed a spurt in cases over the past month.

On April 11, mock drills were conducted in Delhi hospitals to ascertain their preparedness to deal with any eventuality.

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