Saturday, 26 December 2020

758 new coronavirus cases in Delhi; positivity rate drops to 0.88 pc



Delhi on Friday reported 758 new coronavirus cases, taking the cumulative tally to 6,21,439. The number of new cases reported came out of 85,749 tests conducted on the previous day.

Of which, 45,521 were RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 40,228 were rapid antigen tests. The positivity rate was 0.88 per cent. The cumulative positivity rate stands at 7.57 per cent.

30 patients died due to coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 10,414. 37 deaths were recorded on Thursday, 18 on Wednesday, 25 on Tuesday, 27 on Monday and 26 on Sunday.

1,370 patients recovered from the deadly disease, taking the total recovery figure to 6,03,758 in the national capital. The recovery rate was 97.15 per cent.

The recoveries outnumbered the new cases on Friday. Active cases declined by 642 in the last 24 hours. Delhi has now 7,267 active cases.

Out of the total 18,774 beds in coronavirus hospitals, 16,118 are vacant.