NEW DELHI: The capital recorded 44 more Covid-19 deaths and 305 new cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 0.41%.
A total of 75,133 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, including 53,266 RT-PCR/TrueNat tests, while the rest were via rapid antigen testing.
Nearly 560 people recovered from the viral disease in the past 24 hours, as recoveries again outnumbered fresh infections.
Of the 24,126 beds in city hospitals, 21,806 lie vacant.
The number of active Covid cases stands at 4,212, down from 4,511 a day ago.
Nearly 1,369 patients are in home isolation, a decline from Wednesday’s figure of 1,795, the state health bulletin stated.
On Monday, Delhi had reported 231 cases, the lowest since March 2, with the positivity rate dipping to 0.36%.
Since April 19, both daily Covid cases and single-day death count due to the virus were spiralling up, with over 28,000 cases and 277 deaths recorded on April 20, rising to 306 fatalities on April 22.
On May 3, Delhi registered a record 448 deaths, as per the official data.
However, the number of Covid-19 cases has shown a downward trend and the positivity rate, too, has been shrinking over the last several days.
The number of deaths per day has also been showing a decline in the last few days.
Delhi: 305 new Covid cases; positivity rate stays under 1%
