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Delhi records 1,550 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, positivity rate dips further to 2.52%
Delhi recorded as many as 1,550 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, the lowest since April 1. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.18 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 23,409. As many as 207 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
This is the lowest daily cases count since April 1 when 2,790 cases and nine deaths were recorded. The COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital dipped to 2.52 per cent.
According to a health bulletin issued by the Delhi government, 61,506 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (May 18) announced financial compensation for families whose sole breadwinner has died due to COVID, along with free education for children who’ve lost both parents to COVID. He also announced free ration to those families struggling during the lockdown.
Kejriwal said, The pandemic has hit an ordinary person on every side. The lockdown that we had to impose because of the virus, has led to several challenges. People are losing livelihoods, are running short of food supplies, and if affected with the virus, face problems with respect to hospital admissions. While treatment at government hospitals is free of cost, that’s not the case in
Delhi recorded as many as 4,524 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 13.98 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 21,846.
Delhi recorded as many as 6,430 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 13.87 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 21,244.