The number of active cases currently stands at 6,271, the data showed. (Representative)
New Delhi:
Delhi reported 1,515 COVID-19 infections and six deaths on Saturday with a case positivity rate of 26.46, according to data shared by the health department.
With the new fatalities, the death toll from the pandemic in the national capital has risen to 26,595, while the cases stand at 20,32,424.
The department said that in one of the six deaths on Saturday, the primary cause of death was Covid.
Data shows that out of 7,974 Covid beds in the city, 385 are occupied.
The department did not issue the bulletin on Friday.
The city witnessed three fatalities and 1,603 COVID-19 cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 26.75.
On Wednesday, Delhi reported six deaths along with 1,757 new cases of the disease with a positivity rate of 28.63.
The national capital had recorded 1,537 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 26.54.
On Monday, Delhi recorded 1,017 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 32.25, the highest in more than 15 months.
The national capital had recorded a Covid positivity rate of 30.6 on January 14 last year.
According to the latest bulletin, out of 5725 tests done on the previous day to detect the infection, fresh cases have been reported.
The number of COVID-19 cases had dropped to zero on January 16 for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. However, the city has seen a spurt in cases in the last one month.
The number of active cases currently stands at 6,271, the data showed. The number of patients in home isolation is 4,395.
A mock drill was conducted in Delhi hospitals on April 11 to ascertain their preparedness to deal with COVID-19.
Medical experts have said that the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 could trigger a surge in cases in the city.
However, he has said that there is no need to panic and people should follow Covid-appropriate behavior and take their booster shots.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said last week that XBB.1.16 does not cause severe infection in children.
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