Delhi Logs 1,118 Fresh Covid Cases, Positivity Rate Remains Below 5 Per Cent | Key Updates

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 190.50 crore.

New Delhi: Delhi on Tuesday reported 1,118 fresh cases of Covid-19 taking the overall infection tally to 18,96,171. The death toll also rose to 26,183 after the national capital registered one death in the last 24 hours.

The positivity rate stood at 4.38 percent, according to data shared by the health department. A total of 25,528 tests to detect coronavirus were conducted in Delhi a day before, it stated.

The city on Monday had reported 799 new coronavirus cases and three deaths — the single-day fatality count highest in over two months — while the positivity rate had stood at 4.94 per cent. The city had logged three Covid deaths on March 7 and four fatalities due to the disease on March 4.

Here are some of the important details

• Delhi logged 1,422 Covid cases and zero death on Sunday, while the positivity stood at 5.34 percent
• The city saw 1,407 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 4.72 percent and two deaths on Saturday
• It had on Friday logged 1,656 COVID-19 cases, the highest since February 4, while the positivity rate had stood at 5.39 percent
• Delhi on Tuesday reported 1,118 fresh cases of Covid-19 taking the overall infection tally rose to 18,96,171
• The positivity rate in Delhi stands at 4.38 percent, according to data shared by the health department
• With 2,288 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,07,689
• The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,63,949, while the case fatality rate was 1.22 per cent