New Delhi:
Delhi recorded 1,634 Covid-19 cases on Sunday with a positivity rate of 29.68 per cent, according to data shared by the city government’s health department.
With the new cases, Delhi’s Covid-19 tally climbed to 20,23,227. The health department’s bulletin said three fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 26,563.
Of the latest fatalities, Covid-19 was the primary cause of death in one case, it said.
According to the bulletin, the fresh cases came out of 5,505 tests conducted on the previous day.
On Saturday, Delhi recorded 1,396 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 31.9 per cent – the highest in 15 months.
The capital had seen a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14 last year.
The department did not issue the bulletin on Friday.
Delhi recorded 1,527 Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Thursday with a positivity rate of 27.77 per cent.
The daily number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital crossed 1,000 on Wednesday for the first time in more than seven months, while the positivity rate stood at 23.8 per cent.
Last year, 1,964 cases were registered in Delhi on August 18.
The number of Covid-19 cases had dropped to zero on January 16 for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. However, the city has seen a spurt in cases in the last fortnight.
Of the 7,951 beds in Delhi’s dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, 270 are occupied, while 3,393 patients are in home isolation, said a health department bulletin on Sunday.
Currently the number of active cases is 5,297.
A mock drill was conducted in Delhi hospitals on 11 April to ascertain their preparedness to deal with COVID-19.
Medical experts have said that the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 could trigger a surge in cases in the city.
However, he added that there is no need to panic and people should follow Covid-appropriate behavior and take their booster shots.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said last week that XBB.1.16 does not cause severe infection in children.
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