COVID test positivity drops to 0.7%

According to a Delhi government bulletin, the COVID-19 test positivity rate (TPR) fell to 0.71% on Monday from 0.95% a day earlier. The TPR reached 30.64% on January 14 and has been on a downward trend since then. The number of new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours came down from 484 on Sunday to 258, as the number of tests fell to 36,584 from 50,759 a day earlier. According to the bulletin, there were no new deaths and the COVID-related toll stood at 26,122. On January 13, the city reported 28,867 fresh cases, the highest since the start of the pandemic.