Delhi Covid-19 positivity rate nearly 20%

917 new cases in 24 hours…

The National capital Delhi is witnessing a surge in Daily Covid-19 count. The city is reeling with 917 new cases in just 24 hours. Whereas the positivity rate touched to 20percent in the city.

The national capital saw 917 Covid-19 cases and three deaths today, and with this, the total number of cases went up to 19,86,739 and the death toll to 26,392.

On Monday, the city logged 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent, while eight more people died due to the disease.

Before this, the city logged more than 2,000 cases daily for 12 consecutive days. But what is more concerning is the high mortality rate.

Delhi on Sunday reported 2,162 cases with a positivity rate of 12.64 per cent and five fatalities.

On Saturday, it logged nine deaths due to Covid-19 and 2,031 cases with a positivity rate of 12.34 per cent.

Delhi on Thursday reported 2,726 fresh cases, the highest in nearly six-and-a-half months, and six fatalities due to the viral disease, while the positivity rate stood at 14.38 per cent.

On Wednesday, it saw eight fatalities and 2,146 cases with a positivity rate of 17.83 per cent. On Tuesday, the city recorded 2,495 cases with a positivity rate of 15.41 per cent and seven fatalities.

Meanwhile, the Delhi government has formed two teams of revenue department officials for the management of Covid-related data. The teams will upload and monitor data on the Delhi government's Covid-19 Data Management Portal, officials said.