615 fresh Covid cases in Delhi, 3 deaths

NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded 615 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3. 89% and three more fatalities due to the viral disease on Tuesday, according to the state health department.
With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi’s Covid-19 tally has climbed to 19,38,048 and the death toll has shot up to 26,275, the department said in a bulletin.
The fresh cases came out of 15,829 tests conducted to detect the infection on Monday, it said. Delhi had recorded 420 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 5. 25% on Monday, while one person had succumbed to the disease.
On Sunday, the city had reported 648 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 4. 29 per cent, while five people had died due to the infection. On Saturday, it had logged 678 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 3. 98% and two fatalities.