1,192 new Covid cases take tally to 1.42L
Delhi recorded 1,192 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.42 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 4,082, authorities said.
Twenty-three fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, as per the latest health bulletin released on Friday.
On Thursday, the count of daily cases was 1,299 while 15 deaths were reported. The tally of active cases on Friday rose to 10,409 from 10,348 the previous day.
On June 23, the national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 till date.
The death toll from coronavirus in Delhi stood at 4,059 on Thursday.
The bulletin on Friday said the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 4,082 and the total number of cases has climbed to 1,42,723.
The positivity rate on Friday stood at five per cent while the recovery rate was over 89 per cent, as per the bulletin.
According to the Friday bulletin, out of the total number of beds in Covid hospitals, 10,502 were vacant.
Also, 2,278 beds in Covid care centres are occupied by persons under quarantine, including travellers who have returned by Vande Bharat Mission and bubble flights, it said.
According to the bulletin, 1,28,232 patients have recovered, been discharged or migrated so far.
The number of people in home isolation stands at 5,367.
The number of Rapid Antigen Tests conducted on Friday stood at 17,773 while the RT-PCR, CBNAAT and True NAAT tests figures were 5,612, in all adding to 23,385, according to the bulletin.
The total number of tests done till date in Delhi stands at 11,43,703.
The number of tests done per million, as on Friday, was 60,194, it said.
On Friday, the number of containment zones stood at 477.