7,498 new Covid cases in Delhi, positivity rate at 10.59%

NEW DELHI: Delhi reported 7,498 new Covid-19 cases and 29 deaths, with the positivity rate witnessing a marginal increase to 10.59%, according to data shared by the state health department on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the national capital had reported 6,028 new Covid cases and 31 deaths. The positivity was recorded at 10.55%. The health bulletin stated that 11,164 patients were discharged in a day and less than 15% of the Covid beds in hospitals were occupied.
The number of active cases of Covid-19 is 38,315.
On Monday, the capital had logged 5,760 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 11.79 percent and 30 deaths. The number of daily cases in Delhi has been declining after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13.
The capital had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6% on January 15, the highest so far in the ongoing wave of the pandemic. Delhi had on Sunday reported 9,197 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 13.32 per cent and 34 deaths due to the infection. It took just 10 days for the cases to drop below the 10,000-mark.
The capital on Saturday recorded 45 deaths due to Covid, the highest since June 5, and 11,486 cases with a positivity rate of 16.36 per cent. On Friday, the city logged 10,756 cases with a positivity rate of 18.04 per cent and 38 deaths.