Delhi records 1,095 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths, positivity rate at 22.74%

Delhi on Tuesday reported 1,095 fresh Covid-19 cases and six fatalities, while the positivity rate was recorded at 22.74%, according to data shared by the Delhi government’s health department.

In the case of five fatalities, the primary cause of death was not Covid.

The death toll from the virus in Delhi has risen to 26,606. The total case tally is 20,35,156.

Of the 7,975 Covid beds in the national capital, 318 are occupied, the data showed.

Delhi on Monday logged 689 fresh Covid-19 infections and three fatalities with a case positivity of 29.42%.

The national capital witnessed 948 cases and two fatalities with a positivity rate of 25.69% on Sunday (April 23).

It logged 1,515 cases and six fatalities with a case positivity rate of 26.46% on Saturday (April 22).

The health department did not issue a bulletin on Friday (April 21).

The city saw three fatalities and 1,603 fresh caseload additions on Thursday (April 20) with a positivity rate of 26.75%.

On Wednesday (April 19), it reported six deaths along with 1,757 new cases with a positivity rate of 28.63%.

The national capital recorded 1,537 cases on Tuesday (April 18) with the positivity at 26.54%.

On Monday (April 17), Delhi recorded 1,017 cases and a positivity rate of 32.25% — the highest in more than 15 months.

The national capital recorded a positivity rate of 30.6% on January 14 last year.

According to the latest bulletin, the new cases on Tuesday (April 26) emerged out of 4,815 tests conducted the previous day.

The number of Covid-19 cases had dropped to zero on January 16 for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. However, the city has witnessed a spurt in fresh cases over the past month.

The number of active cases currently stands at 4,995, the data showed. The number of patients in home isolation is 3,596.