COVID-19: Delhi reports 12,527 new cases, positivity rate at 27.99%

Delhi on Monday reported 12,527 new COVID-19 cases, while the positivity rate rose marginally to 27.99 per cent.

A total of 18,340 patients recovered from the virus in the preceding 24 hours, while 24 more deaths were recorded, according to the health bulletin issued by the government.

The national capital had recorded 18,286 COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths on Sunday, while the positivity rate was at 27.87 per cent

With the addition of new cases on Monday, the active COVID-19 cases in Delhi have increased to 71,455. Of these, 68,275 patients are in home isolation. A total of 2,684 patients are admitted in hospitals, of which 909 are on oxygen support, including 140 patients who are on ventilator, the data showed.

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