No new Covid death recorded after more than 10 months
◗ WITH 100 fresh cases, the total number of coronavirus cases has gone up to 6,36,260. As of now, there are only 1,052 active cases in the city. The death toll due to the deadly virus stands at 10,882
After struggling with raging cases and fatalities caused by Covid-19 since March last year, Delhi has not registered any death due to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.
With 100 fresh cases, the total number of coronavirus cases has gone up to 6,36,260. As of now, there are only 1,052 active cases in the city. The death toll due to the deadly virus stands at 10,882.
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain congratulated the people of Delhi for following coronavirus protocol and taking precautions as well as healthcare and frontline workers who have been fighting the battle against the virus.
On Sunday, for the third time in a week, Delhi had reported only two Covid19 deaths. The first week of February recorded the lowest average death count since April.
In the seven days, Delhi had registered a total of 26 deaths or 3.7 deaths every day on an average.
The recovery rate in the national capital is 98.12 per cent with 144 patients recovering in 24 hours. Of those still affected due to the disease, 441 are in home isolation and 511 are admitted in hospitals.
A health bulletin issued by the Aam Aadmi Party government said 56,410 Covid-19 tests were conducted in Delhi in the past 24 hours. Of these, 31,300 were RT-PCR tests while 25,110 were antigen tests. So far, Delhi has conducted 1,12,56,961 tests to detect Covid-19. Apart from this, Delhi currently has 950 containment zones.
A national serological survey has shown that 25 per cent people have been carrying coronavirus anti-bodies—a figure far below in metros like Delhi and Mumbai. In Mumbai, the figure is more than 75 per cent.
In Delhi, the last such survey had indicated that the city is rapidly moving towards herd immunity, with one in two persons carrying coronavirus antibodies, meaning that at some point they have been infected. The official number of infected people when the survey was completed was over 6.34 lakh.