A health worker collects a swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
Highlight
- Delhi reports highest COVID positivity rate since May 4
- Kovid positivity rate was more than 7 percent on June 13
- This is the fourth consecutive day that more than 600 cases have been registered in Delhi.
Delhi recorded 614 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, while the positivity rate rose to 7.06 per cent, according to data shared by the city’s health department.
This is the highest positivity rate since May 4 when 7.6 per cent of the people tested came out positive for COVID-19. Also, this is the fourth consecutive day when more than 600 cases have been registered in Delhi.
With the fresh cases reported on Monday, Delhi’s COVID-19 tally rose to 19,13,412, the department said in its latest bulletin. The death toll remained unchanged at 26,221.
Delhi on Sunday reported 735 new COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.35 per cent and three deaths.
The city recorded 795 COVID-19 cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 4.11 per cent.
On Friday, 655 cases were reported with a positivity rate of 3.11 per cent and two deaths.
On Thursday, Delhi recorded 622 cases with a positivity rate of 3.17 per cent and two deaths.
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.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi rose to 2,561 from 2,442 on Sunday, the bulletin said.
There are 1,825 patients in home isolation from 1,613 on the previous day, he said, adding that there are 191 containment zones in the city.
Delhi’s hospitals have 9,587 beds for COVID-19 patients and 124 of these are occupied, up from 100 on Sunday, the bulletin said.
On Friday, experts said that people letting their guard down and traveling during the holiday season are the main reasons behind the latest rise in coronavirus cases in Delhi.
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