Delhi reported 218 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday and no deaths, according to data released by the city's health department. The positivity rate in the national capital was recorded at 1.93 per cent, data showed further.
The new cases came as a slight drop from Saturday's tally when the national capital had recorded 236 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.68 per cent and three deaths.
11,267 tests were conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases, Delhi's infection tally increased to 20,00,641. The death toll remained unchanged at 26,477, it said.
On Friday, the city logged 299 cases with a positivity rate of 2.17 per cent and two deaths. Delhi on Thursday recorded 271 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.07 per cent and three fatalities. The city on Wednesday logged 377 cases with a positivity rate of 2.58 per cent and two deaths.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi stands at 1,172, down from 1,292 the previous day. As many as 832 patients are in home isolation, the bulletin said.
Of the 9,391 beds reserved for COVID-19 patients in various Delhi hospitals, 140 are occupied, it said. There are 148 containment zones in the city, it added.
The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi touched the record high of 28,867 on January 13 this year during the third wave of the pandemic. The city recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the third wave.
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