Delhi Records 38 COVID-19 Cases, Zero Death in Past 24 Hours; Positivity Rate at 0.06%
Delhi recorded 38 COVID-19 cases and zero death on Wednesday, while the positivity rate dipped to 0.06 per cent, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin.
New Delhi, Oct 27: Delhi recorded 38 COVID-19 cases and zero death on Wednesday, while the positivity rate dipped to 0.06 per cent, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin.
Delhi has recorded only four deaths due to the infection in October so far. Last month, five people had succumbed to the viral disease.
Thirteen patients were discharged in the last 24 hours. With the new cases, the tally in the city climbed to 14,39,709. Of this, over 14.14 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death toll stands at 25,091.
According to the health bulletin, authorities conducted 59.909 tests, including 44,065 RT-PCR ones, the previous day. There are 348 active cases, up from 323 a day ago. The number of patients in home isolation is 106, up from 98 the previous day. The number of containment zones stands at 96, down from 97 a day ago.
The national capital reported 41 Covid cases on Tuesday, 27 cases on Monday, 37 cases on Sunday, and 40 cases on Saturday.
In April and May, the city 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, Delhi had reported 28,395 cases, the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic. On April 22 the case positivity rate was 36.2 per cent, the highest so far.
The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3. The Delhi government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of coronavirus in April and May.
Steps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds accommodating up to 37,000 cases a day and to become self-reliant in oxygen supply.
Around 7,000 ICU beds are also being added at government health care facilities in Shalimar Bagh, Kirari, Sarita Vihar, Sultanpuri, Raghuveer Nagar, and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Hospital. The national capital has 10,000 ICU beds.
According to government data, over 2.02 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16. Over 72.5 lakh people have received both doses.
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