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 Sep 28 PTI Delhi recorded two COVID-19 deaths and 34 fresh instances of the infection in a day with a 005 per cent case positivity rate according to a health bulletin issued by the city government on TuesdayBefore Tuesday the national capital has recorded five fatalities due to the viral infection in September so farWith the new cases the Covid case tally in the city climbed to 1438780 of which over 1413 lakh patients have recovered The death toll has risen to 25087The city has 373 active COVID-19 cases up from 366 on Monday As many as 105 patients are in home isolation down from 107 the previous day The number of containment zones in the city stands at 94 according to the bulletinThe authorities conducted 65101 tests including 41359 RT-PCR ones on Monday The rest were rapid-antigen testsDelhi had recorded 32 COVID-19 cases and zero deaths due to the disease on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 006 per cent The city reported 29 cases of the infection on Sunday 27 on Saturday and 24 on FridayDelhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic in April and May that claimed a massive number of lives with the issue of oxygen shortage in 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 far The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3Amid apprehension of a third wave the Delhi government has been ramping up its health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of the pandemicSteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000 cases a day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Hospital At present there are 10000 ICU beds in the national capital PTI SLB NSD NSD

New Delhi Sep 27 PTI The national capital recorded 32 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 006 per cent data shared by the health department showedDelhi 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 1438746 Over 1413 lakh patients have recovered from the disease and the death toll stands at 25085Delhi reported 29 cases of the infection on Sunday 27 on Saturday and 24 on FridayThere are 366 active COVID-19 cases in Delhi of which 107 are in home-isolation The number of containment zones in the city stands at 93According to the health bulletin the authorities conducted 50367 tests including 41840 RT-PCR ones on SundayIn April and May Delhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives and led to a shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the cityOn 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 city government has been ramping up its health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of the pandemic in April and MaySteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000 cases a day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalAt present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capitalAmid apprehensions of a third COVID-19 wave in Delhi experts have suggested avoiding mass gatherings and celebrating festivals in a scaled down mannerAccording to the government data 173 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 55 lakh people have received both doses of the vaccine PTI GVS IJT

New Delhi Sep 21 PTI Delhi reported 39 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero fatality on Tuesday while the positivity rate stood at 006 per cent according to the city governments health bulletinThe national capital has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so farThe cumulative case tally stands at 1438556 while over 1413 lakh people have either been discharged or have recovered or migrated out it said Eighteen patients were discharged in the last 24 hoursThe death toll stands at 25085 and the case fatality rate is at 174 per cent the bulletin statedIt said that 66278 tests were conducted on the previous day of which 42261 were RT-PCR tests while the rest rapid antigen testsThe national capital reported 20 COVID-19 cases and zero deaths on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 004 per cent Delhi reported 28 cases of the infection on Sunday and 41 on SaturdayOn Friday it reported 55 Covid cases and one deathThere are 400 active cases in Delhi up from 379 on the previous day according to the Tuesday bulletinThe number of patients in home isolation stands at 127 up from 116 a day ago and the number of containment zones is 98 it saidOver 161 crore beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the national capital out of which over 49 lakh have received both the jabsDelhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a large number of lives with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woesOn April 20 Delhi had reported 28395cases 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 3Steps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000patients and to become self-reliant in terms of 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 HospitalAt present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capital PTI SLB ANB ANB

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 fatalityThere are 387 active cases of the disease in Delhi of which 180 are in home-isolation the data showedThe number of containment zones stands at 103 it addedDelhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woesOn April 20 Delhi had reported 28395cases 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 city government has been ramping up its health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of the pandemic in April and MaySteps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000casesa day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supplyAround 7000 ICU beds are also being added at government healthcare facilities in Shalimar Bagh Kirari Sarita Vihar Sultanpuri Raghuveer Nagar and GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru HospitalAt present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capitalAmid apprehensions of a third Covid wave in Delhi experts suggested mass gatherings be avoided and festivals celebrated in a scaled down manner according to minutes of a Delhi Disaster Management Authority meeting held last monthAt the meeting NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul emphasised that a narrative for celebrating festivals in a simple manner should be started as these events can easily reverse all the gains made in the fight against the Covid pandemicAccording to government data 160 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 112 crore people have received at least one dose PTI GVS IJT

New Delhi Aug 30 PTI The national capital reported 20casesof the coronavirus and one death on Monday while the positivity rate stood at 004 per cent according to data shared by the health department here The capital had not recorded any fatality due to the infection in the past four days The low number of cases can also be attributed to fewer tests 51387 conducted the previous day With the new cases the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 1437736 Over 1412 lakh patients have recovered from the disease The death toll stands at 25081 Twenty-eight people have succumbed to the disease this month so far The cumulative death toll was 25053 on July 31 On Sunday the city reported 31 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 004 per cent On Saturday it reported 29 COVID-19cases There are 375 active cases in Delhi of which 88 are in home isolation The number of containment zones stands at 144 the bulletin said Delhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a large number of lives with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woes On April 20 Delhi had reported 28395cases 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 far The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3 The city government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave in April and May Steps have been taken to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37000patients and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supply According to officials around 160 PSA oxygen generation plants with a total capacity of 14811 metric tonnes are being installed at various government and private hospitals in the city While 66 plants are being installed in Delhi government hospitals 10 are being set up in central government hospitals and 84 in private healthcare facilities Around 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 Hospital At present there are 10000 ICU beds in the capital According to government data 133 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the capital since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 Over 38 lakh people have received both doses PTI GVS SMN SMN