NEW DELHI: The capital reported 26 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 0.04%. No Covid-related fatality was reported in the past 24 hours, the health bulletin issued by the state government stated.
Delhi has recorded only one death due to the viral infection in October so far. Last month, five people succumbed to the disease. With Wednesday’s cases, the Covid infection tally in the city climbed to 14,39,053. Of this, over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death toll, meanwhile, stands at 25,088.
According to the health bulletin, authorities conducted 66,682 tests, including 45,742 via RT-PCR. There are 354 active Covid-19 cases in Delhi, up from 349 a day ago, while 111 patients are in home isolation, up from 109 the previous day. The number of containment zones stands at 102.
