New Delhi Oct 30 PTI Delhi recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases and zero fatality on Saturday while the positivity rate was 006 per cent according to data shared by the health department hereDelhi has recorded only four Covid-related deaths in October so far Last month five people had succumbed to the infectionTwenty-two patients were discharged in the last 24 hours the latest bulletin saidThe infection tally in the city climbed to 1439825 Of this over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25091 it addedAccording to the health bulletin authorities conducted 59090 tests including 45021 RT-PCR the previous day There are 349 active cases of which 128 are in home isolation The number of containment zones stands at 88 it addedIn 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 203 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 736 lakh people have received both doses PTI SLB TDS TDS

New Delhi Oct 30 PTI Delhi recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases and zero fatality on Saturday while the positivity rate was 006 per cent according to data shared by the health department hereDelhi has recorded only four Covid-related deaths in October so far Last month five people had succumbed to the infectionTwenty-two patients were discharged in the last 24 hours the latest bulletin saidThe infection tally in the city climbed to 1439825 Of this over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25091 it addedAccording to the health bulletin authorities conducted 59090 tests including 45021 RT-PCR the previous day There are 349 active cases of which 128 are in home isolation The number of containment zones stands at 88 it added PTI SLB TDS TDS TDS

New Delhi Oct 25 PTI Delhi recorded 41 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero death due to the infection on Tuesday while the positivity rate stood at 008 per cent according to data shared by the health department hereDelhi has recorded only four deaths due to the infection in October so far Last month five people had succumbed to the diseaseTwenty-five patients were discharged in the last 24 hours the data statedWith the new cases the coronavirus infection tally in the city climbed to 1439671 Of this over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25091According to a health bulletin released on Tuesday authorities conducted 50202 tests including 34143 RT-PCR ones the previous dayThere are 323 active COVID-19 cases up from 307 a day ago The number of patients in home isolation is 98 an increase from 91 the previous day it saidThe number of containment zones stands at 97 up from 88 a day agoThe national capital reported 27 cases of COVID-19 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 201 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 72 lakh people have received both doses PTI SLB ANB ANB

New Delhi Oct 18 PTI The national capital recorded 15 new COVID-19 cases the lowest since March 28 last year and zero death on Monday as the positivity rate dipped to 003 per cent according to data shared by the health department hereDelhi had reported nine cases on March 28 last yearThe daily case count had dropped to 17 on September 13 with no death being recorded on that day while the positivity rate was 004 per cent according to official figuresTwo fatalities due to COVID-19 have been recorded so far this month in Delhi on October 2 and October 10Only five Covid-related fatalities were reported last month one each on September 7 16 and 17 and two on September 28 they saidThe low number of single-day infections could also be due to the lower number of tests conducted on SundayA total of 44739 tests -- 39172 RT-PCR and 5567 rapid antigen -- were conducted a day ago the bulletin saidThe death toll due to coronavirus in Delhi stands at 25089On Sunday 32 cases and zero death due to the infection were recorded while the positivity rate was 007 per cent On Saturday 21 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 004 per cent while 26 cases were reported on Friday with a positivity rate of 004 per cent the data said The number of cumulative cases stands at 1439405 Over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the infectionDespite a fall in daily cases in the last several days Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier cautioned that the chances of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were quite real while asserting that his government was preparing on a war-footing to combat itDelhi had been reeling under a brutal second wave of the pandemic claiming a massive number of lives daily and the oxygen supply shortage issue at various hospitals had added to the woesSince April 19 both daily cases and single-day deaths count had been spiralling up with over 28000 cases and 277 deaths recorded on April 20 rising to 306 fatalities on April 22 On May 3 the city registered a record 448 deaths according to official dataHowever the number of cases have shown a downward trend and the positivity rate too has been shrinking in the last several weeks Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain recently had said the medical infrastructure was being ramped up and 37000 beds dedicated for COVID-19 patients were being set up to tackle the anticipated third wave of the pandemic in the national capitalThe number of active cases decreased to 298 on Monday from 320 a day before according to the bulletinThe number of people under home isolation rose to 92 from 88 a day before and the number of containment zones increased to 107 from 105 a day ago the bulletin said A total of 19600224 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in Delhi since the start of the inoculation exercise including6859146 who have received the second dose As many as 43943 people were vaccinated on Sunday including 29027 who were jabbed with the second dose The number of vaccine doses administered is low since a majority of the government sites are shut on SundayPTI SLB SRY

New Delhi Oct 18 PTI Delhi recorded 15 new COVID-19 cases the lowest since March 28 last year and zero death on Monday as the positivity rate dipped to 003 per cent according to data shared by the health department hereDelhi had reported nine cases on March 28 last yearTwo fatalities due to COVID-19 have been recorded so far this month in Delhi on October 2 and 10 according to official dataOnly five Covid-related fatalities were reported last month one each on September 7 16 and 17 and two on September 28 according to official figuresThe death toll due to coronavirus in Delhi stands at 25089On Sunday 32 cases and zero death due to the infection was recorded while the positivity rate was 007 per cent On Saturday 21 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 004 per cent while 26 cases were reported on Friday with a positivity rate of 004 per cent according to official data The number of cumulative cases stands at 1439405 Over 1414 lakh patients have recovered from the infectionA total of 44739 tests -- 39172 RT-PCR and 5567 rapid antigen -- were conducted a day ago the bulletin saidThe daily case count had dropped to 17 on September 13 with no death being recorded on that day while the positivity rate was 004 per cent according to official figuresDespite a fall in daily cases in the last several days Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier cautioned that the chances of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were quite real while asserting that his government was preparing on a war-footing to combat itDelhi had been reeling under a brutal second wave of the pandemic claiming a massive number of lives daily and the oxygen supply shortage issue at various hospitals had added to the woesSince April 19 both daily cases and single-day deaths count had been spiralling up with over 28000 cases and 277 deaths recorded on April 20 rising to 306 fatalities on April 22 On May 3 the city registered a record 448 deaths according to official dataHowever the number of cases have shown a downward trend and the positivity rate too has been shrinking in the last several weeks Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain recently had said the medical infrastructure was being ramped up and 37000 beds dedicated for COVID-19 patients were being set up to tackle the anticipated third wave of the pandemic in the national capitalThe number of active cases decreased to 298 on Monday from 320 a day before according to the bulletinThe number of people under home isolation rose to 92 from 88 a day before and the number of containment zones increased to 107 from 105 a day ago the bulletin said PTI SLB TDS TDS

New Delhi Sep 19 PTI The national capital reported 28 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Sunday while the positivity rate stood at 004 per cent according to data shared by the Health department hereDelhi has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so farWith the new cases the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1438497 Over 1413 lakh patients have recovered from the diseaseThe death toll stands at 25085On Saturday the city reported 41 coronavirus cases and zero deaths due to the infectionOn Friday it reported 55 COVID-19 cases and one fatality PTI GVS IJT