Delhi registers 699 COVID-19 cases, four deaths, positivity rate 21.15 per cent

COVID spread in Delhi:  Menace of COVID-19 has refused to die down in New Delhi as 699 news cases, including four deaths, have been registered in the last 24 hours.

The capital has 2,460 active cases of COVID-19 while 136 patients are admitted to hospitals. 

According to data shared by the city government's health department, Delhi has a positivity rate of 21.15 per cent.

While the health department bulletin said that four people suffering from COVID-19 died, COVID-19 was the primary cause of death in just one case.

With the fresh 699 cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has risen to 20,14,637. On the other hand, the death toll stands at 26,540, the bulletin stated.

Delhi saw 535 COVID-19 cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 23.05 per cent.

The capital logged 733 cases -- the highest in more than seven months -- on Friday with a positivity rate of 19.93 per cent.

On Thursday, 606 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 16.98 per cent, and one fatality.

On Wednesday, Delhi added 509 cases with a positivity rate of 26.54 per cent, the highest in nearly 15 months.

In January last year, the positivity rate had touched the 30-per cent mark.

According to the bulletin, 3,305 COVID-19 tests were conducted in Delhi on Saturday.
 

(With inputs from PTI)