This Article is From Dec 18, 2021

86 New Covid Cases In Delhi Today, Highest In 5 Months

The positivity rate - the share of COVID-19 tests that come back positive - stood at 0.13 per cent.

86 New Covid Cases In Delhi Today, Highest In 5 Months

There are currently 484 active COVID-19 patients in Delhi with 203 in home isolation.

New Delhi:

Delhi reported 86 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday - the highest in five months - continuing the steady rise in infection numbers amid a worldwide alert over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The positivity rate - the share of COVID-19 tests that come back positive - stood at 0.13 per cent.

With no deaths for the 10th consecutive day, the number casualties stood at 25,100.

There are currently 484 active COVID-19 patients in Delhi with 203 in home isolation.

According to data shared by the city's health department, Delhi had reported 93 coronavirus cases on July 8.

The rise in cases is being recorded amid the Omicron scare in Delhi as the total number of patients infected with the latest variant of coronavirus jumped by 12 on Friday to reach 22.

The number of Covid cases recorded in Delhi so far reached 14,42,090. Over 14.16 lakh patients have recovered from the disease.

On Thursday, 85 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.15 per cent, while on Friday the daily cases count stood at 69 with a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent.

The death toll due to the coronavirus infection in Delhi stands at 25,100.

Two deaths due to COVID-19 have been recorded in December so far in Delhi. Seven COVID-19 deaths were reported in November four in October and five in September.

The case positivity rate was 0.13 per cent on Saturday, according to the health bulletin. On Wednesday, 57 cases were recorded in Delhi with a positivity rate of 0.10 per cent.

A total of 66,096 tests -- 59,901 RT-PCR and 6,195 rapid antigen tests -- were conducted a day ago, the bulletin stated.

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