Delhi records 733 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 19.93%
Delhi on Friday logged 733 fresh Covid cases, the highest in more than seven months, with a positivity rate of 19.93 per cent, according to data shared by the city government's health department.
The health bulletin said two more Covid-positive people died in the city. However, "Covid finding was incidental", it added.
The national capital had recorded 620 cases on August 26.
On Thursday, 606 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 16.98 per cent, and one fatality.
On Wednesday, the city logged a positivity rate of 26.54 per cent, the highest in nearly 15 months, with 509 people testing positive in a single day. In January last year, the positivity rate had touched the 30-per cent mark.
Delhi saw 521 cases on Tuesday and one fatality. The positivity rate stood at 15.64 per cent.
At present, the city's COVID-19 death toll stands at 26,536, according to the bulletin.
With the fresh cases, Delhi's infection tally has risen to 20,13,403. The data showed that 3,678 Covid tests