Covid cases not serious, not many hospitalisations: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

As Delhi recorded 1,527 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 27.77 per cent on Thursday, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said "cases are not serious, not many hospitalisations".Delhi's single-day Covid-19 cases count breached the 1,000-mark for the first time in more than seven months on Wednesday, while the positivity rate stood at 23.8 per cent.The national capital logged 1,149 fresh cases along with one fatality on Wednesday. However, the health department said coronavirus was not the primary cause of death.Delhi on August 18 last year recorded 1,964 cases, with a positivity rate of 9.42 per cent and eight fatalities due to Covid.On August 19 last year, it recorded 1,417 cases, with a positivity rate of 7.53 per cent and three fatalities due to the viral disease.On April 5 this year, Delhi logged 509 cases with a positivity rate of 26.54 per cent, the highest in nearly 15 months. The positivity rate touched the 30 per cent-mark in January last year.On Thursday, the positivity rate rose to 27.77 per cent.With the addition of the fresh cases, Delhi's infection tally has risen to 20,18,777. The death toll stands at 26,549.