Covid-19: Positivity rate under 25% for second day in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded 341 more coronavirus deaths and 19,832 new cases on Friday, while the positivity rate remained below 25% for the second consecutive day. This is the fourth time in the last five days that the number of new cases remained below 20,000.
On Thursday, 19,133 fresh cases were reported.
There are 91,035 active cases and over 11.8 lakh people have recovered, according to the health bulletin issued by Delhi government.
The infection tally rose to 12,92,867 on Friday. The positivity rate stood at 24.92%, a bit higher than 24.29% a day ago. The death toll rose to 18,739. On Thursday, 335 people had succumbed to the viral infection.
Of the 22,097 hospital beds for coronavirus patients in the city, only 2,175 are vacant. As many as 50,425 patients are in home isolation and the number of containment zones is 50,785, according to the bulletin.
A total of 1,14,657 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Thursday, out of which 80,306 were those who got their first dose, the bulletin stated.
There are a total of 22,192 Covid beds in the city of which 19,932 are occupied. The total number of ICU beds is 5,612 of which 5,561 are occupied. ICU bed with ventilator support is available in only one hospital in Karol Bagh.
On the brighter side, the recovery rate has picked up. In the last one week, nearly 1.5 lakh people have recovered from the infection.
“The lockdown has really helped reduce the spread of the disease. It should continue for a few more days to gain complete control over the disease and expand the health infrastructure to cope up with the patient rush,” the official said.
Nearly 85% of Covid-19 patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms and they recover under home isolation. However, the remaining 15% who have moderate to severe symptoms require hospitalisation. “Hospitalisation is necessary if oxygen saturation reduces to less than 94%, or patient complaints about altered sensorium, confusion, headache and dizziness. Chest pain could be a sign of cardiac involvement,” said a senior doctor.