Coronavirus / Delhi sees over 20,000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, positivity rate nears 20%

Delhi reported 20,181 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with the positivity rate at 19.60%. While seven deaths were reported on the same day, the active case tally in the national capital stands at 48,178. The latest case count is 16% higher than the 17,335 cases recorded in the national capital a day before.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 08, 2022, 07:54 PM
NEW DELHI: Seven more fatalities were recorded in Delhi on Saturday due to Covid-19 as the city clocked 20,181 infections in a single day, while the positivity rate rose to 19.60 per cent, according to data by the health department.

The national capital had reported 407 Covid-19 fatalities and 20,394 cases with a positivity rate of 28.33 per cent on May 2.

A total of 1,02,965 tests were conducted the previous day, including 79,946 RT-PCR ones, while the rest were rapid antigen ones.

Nearly, 1,586 patients are admitted to hospitals, with 375 patients on oxygen support. Out of 375 patients, 27 are on ventilator. The number of active cases stands at 48,178, of which 25,909 are in home isolation.