77 new cases; 1 death in last 24 hrs, lowest in four months

77 new cases; 1 death in last 24 hrs, lowest in four months

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi:15.07.2021

Delhi recorded 77 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death on Wednesday while the positivity rate stood at 0.1 per cent. Seventy-one patients recovered in the last 24 hours.

As per the health bulletin, 215 people were in home isolation, a minor increase from Tuesday’s figure of 214, while the number of containment zones declined to 472 from 524.

There were 688 active cases in the city, up from Tuesday’s figure of

683. A total of 76,095 tests, including 54,159 RT-PCR/CBNAAT/True-Nat, were conducted in the last 24 hours, while the rest were rapid antigen tests. Out of the 13,715 beds, only 389 were occupied on Wednesday.

The capital had recorded 76 novel coronavirus cases and two fatalities while the positivity rate stood at 0.11% on July 12, according to a health bulletin issued earlier in the day. The Delhi government did not release the health bulletin on Tuesday.

On July11, Delhi had recorded 45 Covid cases, the lowest single-day rise in over a year, and three deaths while the positivity rate was 0.08%.

The capital has registered 14,35,281 Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started last year. A total of 14,09,572 patients have recovered so far. The death toll stands at 25,021, the bulletin stated. The case fatality rate stands at 1.74%.

A total of 1,29,054 beneficiaries were vaccinated in the past 24 hours, including 36,507 who were given the second dose. Delhi has vaccinated 90,73,103 till date, of which 21,31,907 have been fully vaccinated.

0.1  % POSITIVITY RATE OF THE COVID CASES IN THE CITY