Delhi reported 1,485 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday and no deaths, according to data released by the health ministry. In the past 24 hours, the national capital's positivity rate was recorded at 4.89 per cent, data revealed.
The total tally of active cases has risen to 5,997 and 1,204 people have recovered in the past 24 hours.
The new cases pushed the coronavirus infection tally in the national capital to 18,84,560, while the death toll stood at 26,175.
A total of 30,398 Covid tests were conducted in the city on Saturday, as per the latest health bulletin. With the national capital witnessing an uptick in coronavirus infections over the past few days, the number of active cases has now increased to 5,997 and that of containment zones has risen to 920, according to the data.
The hospitalisation rate has so far been low, accounting for less than three per cent of the total active cases, the bulletin showed. Currently, 154 COVID-19 patients are admitted in Delhi hospitals, while 4,358 people are recuperating in home-isolation, it said. Of the 9,586 beds available for COVID-19 patients in various hospitals in the city, only 165 (1.72 per cent) are occupied, the data showed.
On Saturday, the city had logged 1,520 cases and one death.
The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the third wave of the pandemic which was largely due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
However, the hospitalization rate has so far been low, accounting for less than three percent of the total active cases, according to data. In the wake of rising cases, the Delhi government on Friday issued an order directing authorities to impose a fine of Rs 500 on people not wearing masks in public places.
However, the fine will not apply to people traveling together in private four-wheelers, it said. The government had lifted the fine for not wearing a mask on April 12 because of the decline in cases.
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