Delhi records 38 COVID-19 cases zero death positivity rate at 006 pc
New Delhi Oct 27 PTI Delhi recorded 38 COVID-19 cases and zero death on Wednesday while the positivity rate dipped to 006 per cent according to the Delhi governments health bulletinDelhi has recorded only four deaths due to the infection in October so far Last month five people had succumbed to the viral diseaseThirteen patients were discharged in the last 24 hoursWith the new cases the tally in the city climbed to 1439709 Of this over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25091According to the health bulletin authorities conducted 59909 tests including 44065 RT-PCR ones the previous day There are 348 active cases up from 323 a day ago The number of patients in home isolation is 106 up from 98 the previous day The number of containment zones stands at 96 down from 97 a day agoThe national capital reported 41 Covid cases on Tuesday 27 cases on Monday 37 cases on Sunday and 40 cases on SaturdayIn April and May the city battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives with the issue of oxygen shortage at hospitals adding to the woesOn April 20 Delhi had reported 28395 cases the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic On April 22 the case positivity rate was 362 per cent the highest so farThe highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3The Delhi government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of coronavirus in April and MaySteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds accommodating up to 37000 cases a day and to become self-reliant in oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government health care facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalThe national capital has 10000 ICU bedsAccording to government data over 202 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 725 lakh people have received both doses PTI SLB KJ KJ
New Delhi Oct 27 PTI Delhi recorded 38 COVID-19 cases and zero death on Wednesday while the positivity rate dipped to 006 per cent according to the Delhi governments health bulletinDelhi has recorded only four deaths due to the infection in October so far Last month five people had succumbed to the viral diseaseThirteen patients were discharged in the last 24 hoursWith the new cases the tally in the city climbed to 1439709 Of this over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25091According to the health bulletin authorities conducted 59909 tests including 44065 RT-PCR ones the previous day There are 348 active cases up from 323 a day ago The number of patients in home isolation is 106 up from 98 the previous day The number of containment zones stands at 96 down from 97 a day agoThe national capital reported 41 Covid cases on Tuesday 27 cases on Monday 37 cases on Sunday and 40 cases on SaturdayIn April and May the city battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives with the issue of oxygen shortage at hospitals adding to the woesOn April 20 Delhi had reported 28395 cases the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic On April 22 the case positivity rate was 362 per cent the highest so farThe highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3The Delhi government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of coronavirus in April and MaySteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds accommodating up to 37000 cases a day and to become self-reliant in oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government health care facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalThe national capital has 10000 ICU bedsAccording to government data over 202 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 725 lakh people have received both doses PTI SLB KJ KJ
