289 deaths 8506 cases in Capital

• Saturday | 15th May, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi reported 8,506 new coronavirus cases, the lowest in over a month, with a positivity rate of 12.40 per cent, while 289 more people succumbed to the infection, the Health Department said on Friday. However, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said ICU beds in hospitals in the city were still full. At 12.40 per cent, the positivity rate is the lowest since April 11 when it stood at 9.4 per cent. "In the past 10 days, 3,000 beds have become empty, however, ICU beds are still full," he added. There were 308 deaths on Thursday, 300 deaths on Wednesday, 347 on Tuesday, 319 on Monday, 273 deaths on Sunday and 332 deaths on Saturday.