Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Times of India
The Times of India
National
TNN

Zero Covid deaths in Delhi for 8th straight day, 27 new cases

NEW DELHI: The national capital on Saturday recorded zero deaths due to Covid-19 and 27 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.04%.

Three fatalities due to Covid have been reported in Delhi this month — one each on September 7, 16 and 17. The death toll in the city due to the coronavirus infection currently stands at 25,085.

A total of 68,498 tests — 46,555 RT-PCR tests and 21,943 via rapid antigen testing — were conducted in the past 24 hours, the government health bulletin stated. On Saturday, 27 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.04%. The number of cumulative cases, meanwhile, stands at 14,38,685. Over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the infection.

On Friday, 24 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.03%. On Thursday, 48 cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.07%, while on Wednesday, 30 cases were logged with a positivity rate of 0.04%.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.