73,241 samples were tested for Covid in Delhi over the last 24 hours.
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Delhi reported 337 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours- a slight increase from Tuesday s figures- with a positivity rate of 0.46 per cent, according to the health bulletin on Wednesday. The city s total caseload now stands at 14,30,128.
Thirty-six Covid patients died in the last 24 hours in Delhi taking the death count in the national capital to 24,704. The death rate in the capital stood at 1.73 per cent.
The city recorded 316 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and 41 related fatalities, while the positivity rate stood at 0.44%, according to the Delhi government s data.
Delhi recorded 576 fresh cases of coronavirus today, lowest since March 17, and a positivity rate of 0.78 per cent. 103 patients died due to the disease in the last 24 hours in the capital.
In cities at least, India's nightmarish second wave of Covid-19 finally seems to be ebbing. Delhi has brought its test positivity rate below 2% for the first time in two months.
Delhi reported 1,491 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate in the national capital dipped to 1.93 per cent - a nearly nine-week low.
289 COVID deaths, 8506 cases in Delhi; positivity rate 12.40%
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Last Updated: May 14, 2021, 08:24 PM IST
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At 12.40 per cent, the positivity rate is the lowest since April 11 when it stood at 9.4 per cent. The number of new infections is the lowest since April 10 when 7,897 people were diagnosed with the disease, according to government data.
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The less number of fresh cases can also be attributed to a smaller number of tests 68575 conducted on Thursday.
Delhi reported 8,506 new coronavirus cases, the lowest in over a month, with a positivity rate of 12.40 per cent, while 289 more people succumbed to the infection, the Health Department said on Friday.