NEW DELHI: The capital recorded zero deaths due to Covid-19 and 39 new cases on Friday, with a positivity rate of 0.06%.
According to official figures, only five Covid-related deaths were reported last month — one each on September 7, 16 and 17, and two on September 28.
One fatality due to coronavirus infection has been recorded so far this month in the city on October 2. The death toll due to the novel coronavirus infection in Delhi stands at 25,088.
The number of cumulative cases on Friday stands at 14,39,136. Over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the infection. The bulletin said that a total of 67,206 tests — 46,871 RT-PCR and 20,335 rapid antigen — were conducted a day ago.
The daily case count had dropped to 17 on September 13, with no deaths, while the positivity rate was 0.04%, according to official figures.
In April and May, Delhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives with the issue of oxygen shortage at hospitals adding to the woes.
On April 20, the city reported 28,395 cases, the highest in the city since the pandemic. On April 22, the case positivity rate was 36.2%, the highest so far. The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3.
