Delhi reports 28,867 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 29.21 %

A healthcare worker collects a Covid-19 test swab sample (REUTERS) — A healthcare worker collects a Covid-19 test swab sample **(REUTERS)**

1 min read . Updated: 13 Jan 2022, 07:52 PM IST Livemint

The active case tally in Delhi has reached 94,160

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As many as 28,867 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Delhi, the sharpest single-day spike since the disease broke out in the city, said the health department on Thursday. With this, the positivity rate in the national capital has reached 29.21%.

In addition to this, 31 more people lost their lives to the disease and the case fatality rate is at 1.53%. The cumulative infection tally has reached 16,46,583 and the death toll 25,271. The cumulative positivity rate is 4.86%.

A total of 22,121 people recuperated from Covid-19 in the same duration. With this, the total number of recoveries stands at 15,27,152.

There are 2,424 Covid patients are in hospitals currently. Of them, 98 are on ventilator support, government data showed.

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