Delhi currently has 183 coronavirus containment zones.
New Delhi:
Delhi on Wednesday reported five coronavirus-related deaths with 2,073 new cases, as the positivity rate remained above 10 per cent for the third day in a row. At 11.64 per cent, it was the highest since January 24 when it stood at 11.79 per cent.
With the fresh infections on Wednesday, the number of COVID cases in the national capital rose to 19,60,172, while the death toll reached 26,321. Health department data shows that a total of 17,815 tests were conducted on the previous day for detection of COVID-19.
The positivity rate and daily COVID cases in the city have increased steadily over the last one week. Delhi reported 1,506 Covid cases and three deaths on Tuesday, while the test positivity rate stood at 10.69 per cent. A day earlier, the positivity rate stood at 11.41 per cent.
The national capital had registered 1,891 cases on June 26.
Delhi recorded 1,263 COVID-19 cases on Sunday with a positivity rate of 9.35 per cent. A day earlier, the city recorded 1,333 cases with a positivity rate of 8.39 per cent, while three people died of the viral disease.
The city witnessed 1,245 Covid cases on Friday with a positivity rate of 7.36 per cent and one death. It had recorded 1,128 cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 6.56 per cent, while no deaths were reported.
Delhi currently has 5,637 active cases, up from 5,006 on the previous day. 3214 Kovid patients are in home isolation.
Of the 9,405 beds reserved for coronavirus patients in various hospitals in Delhi, only 376 were occupied on Wednesday. The latest bulletin stated that beds in covid care centers and covid health centers were lying vacant.
At present there are 183 containment zones in the city.
Delhi has reported a few cases of BA.4 and BA.5 sub-versions of Omicron, which are highly transmissible.
The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi touched a record high of 28,867 on January 13 this year during the third wave of the pandemic. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the third wave of the pandemic.