The death toll stands at 5,28,999!
New Delhi: On Friday, India recorded 2,208 fresh infections of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of Covid cases to 4,46,49,088.
According to the health ministry data, the death count stands at 5,28,999 with 12 Covid-related fatalities.
The active cases comprise 0.05 percent of the total infections at 19,398.
Delhi registered 81 cases with a positivity rate of 1.52 per cent on Thursday, according to the health department.
With these new cases, the capital’s infection tally climbed to 20,05,882 while the death toll stood at 26,508, the department said in its latest bulletin.
The new cases were detected from 5,324 tests conducted on Wednesday, it said.
Last Week on Thursday, the Delhi government had issued an order withdrawing the Rs 500 fine for not wearing masks in public places in the national capital.
Experts said people, especially those in the vulnerable category like pregnant women and the elderly, should still continue to wear masks in crowded areas.
Doctors at leading government and private hospitals in the city concurred that people should exercise “extra caution” because though cases in Delhi are on the lower side, a new variant of the coronavirus is being reported which is extremely transmissible.
The government did not issue any health bulletin on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Delhi recorded 53 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 3.26 per cent and one death due to the disease on Monday.
On Sunday, The city reported 87 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.07 per cent
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