Covid-19: Delhi records 12,481 fresh cases; positivity rate 17.76%

NEW DELHI: With a single-day rise of 12,481 cases, Delhi's Covid-19 tally has climbed to 13,48,699, while the death toll due to the viral disease has shot up to 20,010 with 347 more people succumbing to it, authorities said on Tuesday.
According to a bulletin issued by the Delhi government's health department, the test positivity rate stands at 17.76 per cent in the national capital.
Over 70,000 tests were conducted to detect Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said, adding that more than 1.40 lakh people were inoculated against the disease in the said period and of the 22,953 beds in hospitals, 3,890 are vacant.


Delhi had reported its lowest single-day Covid case count in 28 days on Monday, with 12,651 fresh cases.

On April 12, the capital reported 11,491 cases.
The positivity rate, which is steadily declining, was 19.1 per cent as against Sunday’s 21.67 per cent.
However, despite the decline in daily cases and positivity rate, the death count remains high.
With agency inputs