GURUGRAM: The city reported 222 new cases of Covid on Saturday, a dip from the previous day when 260 cases were recorded. The test positivity rate has also dropped to 5.9% from Friday’s 6.4%.
Gurugram now has 1,121 active cases, out of which 38 patients are hospitalised. A total of 3,708 people have been tested in the last 24 hours. “Less than 300 cases have been reported every day from the last three days. If the downward trend continues for one week, it would mean that the cases will decline further,” said Virender Yadav, the chief medical officer.
Gurugram has so far added 9,916 cases in August. According to the health department, the city logged 5,438 cases in July and 8,046 in June.
The city also recorded 248 recoveries on Saturday, raising the tally of recovered people to 2.96 lakh. Gurugram also vaccinated 3,876 people on Saturday of whom 3,159 people received their booster doses. Moreover, the health department won’t hold any vaccination drive on Sunday.
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