On Saturday, Delhi reported 535 Covid cases at a positivity rate of 23% and zero deaths. The high positivity rate is also because fewer tests (2,321) were conducted in the last 24 hours. On Friday, the city recorded 733 fresh cases at a positivity rate of almost 20% from 3,678 tests.
Delhi recorded 733 fresh cases Friday at a positivity rate of almost 20 per cent. Two deaths, in which Covid was found to be incidental, were also reported, according to the government health bulletin.
Experts said the state is likely to record more fatalities this month. Data shared by the Public Health Department showed the state reported 16 deaths two deaths daily on an average in the last seven days.
In the high-level meeting, Mandaviya stressed on identifying emergency hotspots by monitoring trends of influenzalike illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) cases, ramping up testing and vaccination and ensuring readiness of hospital infrastructure