COVID-19: Delhi additionally recorded 16 new deaths, lowest since April 5 (File)
New Delhi:
The nationwide capital recorded 131 new COVID-19 circumstances, the bottom since February 22, and 16 fatalities on Monday whereas the positivity charge dropped to 0.22 per cent, in accordance with a well being division bulletin.
Delhi had recorded 128 circumstances on February 22.
The 16 newest deaths are the bottom since April 5, when 15 folks had succumbed to the illness.
There are 3,226 energetic COVID-19 circumstances within the metropolis. As many as 960 sufferers are in house isolation.
Delhi’s COVID-19 caseload stands at 14,31,270 whereas the dying depend stands at 24,839. Over 14.03 lakh sufferers have recovered from the an infection, in accordance with the most recent bulletin.
Delhi had recorded 255 circumstances on Sunday, 213 circumstances on Saturday, 238 circumstances on Friday, 305 circumstances on Thursday and 337 circumstances on Wednesday. The metropolis had recorded 23 deaths on Sunday, 28 on Saturday, 24 on Friday, 44 on Thursday and 36 on Wednesday.
The positivity charge stood at 0.4 per cent on Sunday, 0.3 per cent on Saturday and Friday, 0.4 per cent on Thursday and 0.5 per cent on Wednesday, in accordance with authorities information.
A complete of 59,556 checks, together with 47,357 RT-PCR checks, had been carried out the day gone by, the bulletin said.
Delhi is reeling from a brutal second wave of the pandemic that swept the nation, claiming numerous lives.
On April 20, Delhi had recorded 28,395 circumstances, the very best each day rise for the reason that starting of the pandemic final 12 months. On April 22, the case positivity charge was 36.2 per cent, the very best up to now.
At 448, the nationwide capital had recorded the very best each day dying depend on May 3.
With the positivity charge remaining beneath 1 per cent for 2 weeks, the Delhi authorities had on Sunday introduced the partial lifting of curbs on eating places and weekly markets from Monday.
While eating places can open at 50 per cent capability, one weekly market per municipal zone is allowed.
Salons, magnificence parlours and barbershops, closed for the reason that imposition of lockdown on April 19, additionally reopened from Monday, officers stated.
However, colleges, schools, instructional and training institutes, cinema halls, multiplexes, theatres, gyms, spas, yoga institutes, swimming swimming pools, auditoriums, banquet halls, amusement and water parks, and public parks and gardens will proceed to be closed until 5 am on June 21, in accordance with an order issued by Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
