1,299 fresh Covid cases take Delhi’s tally to 1,41,531

Delhi recorded 1,299 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the infection tally in the city to over 1.41 lakh, while the death toll due to the disease mounted to 4,059, authorities said.

Fifteen fatalities due to Covid were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin released by the health department on Thursday.

The city recorded 1,076 fresh Covid cases and 11 deaths on Wednesday.

The number of active cases rose to 10,348 on Thursday from 10,072 the previous day.

On June 23, the national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases.

The death toll from the coronavirus infection has risen to 4,059 and the total number of cases has climbed to 1,41,531 in Delhi, the bulletin said.

The positive rate stood at 6.3 per cent on Thursday, while the recovery rate was over 89 per cent, it said.

Out of the total number of beds in coronavirus hospitals, 10,547 are vacant.

Also, 2,545 beds in Covid care centres are occupied by persons under quarantine, including those who have returned from abroad, it said.

According to the bulletin, 1,27,124 patients have recovered, been discharged or migrated so far. The number of people in home isolation stood at 5,244.

The number of Rapid Antigen Tests conducted on Thursday stood at 14,699 while the RT-PCR, CBNAAT and True NAAT tests figures were 5,737, in all adding to 20,436, according to the bulletin.

The total number of tests done till date in Delhi was 11,20,318.

The number of tests done per million as on Thursday was 58,964, it said.

The number of containment zones stood at 466, according to the latest bulletin.

◗ 15 FATALITIES due to Covid were recorded in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases rose to 10,348 on Thursday from 10,072 the previous day. The positive rate stood at 6.3 per cent on Thursday, while the recovery rate was over 89 per cent.