Daily Covid Cases in Delhi Below 10,000; A Positive Sign May 15, 2021, 13:57 IST
The capital city has been reporting a high number of Covid cases every day, but after a long time today, Delhi finally saw a dip in the daily cases. On Friday, a total of 8,506 cases were reported. Since the second week of April, Delhi has been reporting above 10,000 cases every day, so the Friday numbers come as a sign of relief.
It was the first time since April 10 that the city saw a drop in the cases to below 10,000. After a long time, the positivity rate among those tested was relatively low. Out of 68,575 people tested, around 12% of them turned out to be positive. This is a good sign for Delhi where a lockdown has been in place for the past couple of weeks.
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