Positivity rate of 5.43%
New Delhi: Delhi recorded 142 new coronavirus cases on Friday along with positivity rate of 5.43% and one death due to Covid, according to the data shared by the city government’s health department.
With this, the national capital's case tally climbed to 20,39,883 and the death toll rose to 26,638, a health department bulletin said and added that Covid-19 was incidental in the single fresh death reported in the capital on Friday.
The fresh cases emerged from 2,613 tests conducted the previous day, it stated.
The number of active cases stands at 1,290 and of these, 1,019 patients are in home isolation, the bulletin said.
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