National Capital Reports 1,656 New Cases

Positivity At 5.39%

Covid-19 cases are increasing in the city whereas the National capital reports 1,656 new cases in the city. The positivity rate in the city stood at 5.39%.

A total of 30,709 tests for the detection of coronavirus were conducted in the city a day before, it stated.

With the new cases, the national capital's overall COVID-19 infection tally rose to 18, 91,425, while the death count stood at 26,177, the data showed.

The national capital had recorded 1,365 COVID-19 cases and zero fatality due to the infection on Thursday, while the positivity rate had stood at 6.35 percent.

Delhi had reported 1,354 cases with a positivity rate of 7.64 percent and one fatality due to the disease on Wednesday. On Tuesday, it had reported 1,414 cases with a positivity rate of 5.97 percent and one death due to the disease.

There are 6096 active cases in the national capital, up from 5,746 the previous day. Currently, 171 COVID-19 patients are admitted to Delhi hospitals, while 4,269 are recuperating in home isolation, according to the latest health bulletin.

The number of containment zones has risen to 1,597 from 1,473 on Thursday, the bulletin stated.

Delhi has been reporting between 1,000 and 1,600 fresh COVID-19 cases since April 20. The test positivity rate has remained between four percent and seven percent since April 16.