Delhi: Daily Covid cases dip below 4,000 after about a week

NEW DELHI: The capital recorded less than 4,000 cases on Sunday after almost a week and only the second time in the past 12 days.
The number of fresh Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday was 3,812, while the death toll mounted to 4,982. Thirty-seven fresh fatalities were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to Delhi government’s health bulletin.
In September, more than 4,000 new novel coronavirus cases were reported on 10 days, from September 9 to 19, with the exception of September 14, when 3,229 cases were reported.The month also saw the highest single-day spike of 4,473 cases on September 16.
According to the bulletin, 52,405 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, including 11,322 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and with a positivity rate of 7.2%. The total number of cases stands at 2,46,711, of which 2,09,632 patients have either recovered, migrated or been discharged while there are 32,097 active cases.
The number of containment zones, meanwhile, has gone up to 1,872, with the addition of 52 new red zones in the past 24 hours. According to the health bulletin, the death rate due to Covid-19 currently stands at 0.7%.
More than 60% of ICU beds, with and without ventilator support, in both public and private hospitals designated for Covid-19 are occupied. On Sunday, 7,040 of 15,621 Covid beds in hospitals were occupied. Of the total 8,137 beds in dedicated Covid Care Centres, 1,937 were occupied, apart from 1,966 beds occupied by persons under quarantine, including travellers who flew in by Vande Bharat Mission and Bubble flights. The majority of the beds in dedicated Covid health centres — 398 of the total 601 — were occupied on Sunday.