Delhi on Saturday recorded 1,558 new coronavirus cases – the highest since mid-December, PTI reported. The total number of cases stood at 6,55,834, according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government.
On December 15, the national Capital reported 1,617 new cases. Saturday is the third consecutive day when the city has reported more than 1,500 infections.
Ten more people died, taking the number of fatalities to 10,987. It is the highest number of deaths since January 13, when 11 people succumbed to the disease.
So far, over 6.38 lakh patients have so far recovered from the infection. The active cases rose to 6,625 from 6,051 on Friday. The positivity rate stood at 1.70%, the health department bulletin said.
Delhi reports 1558 new #COVID19 cases, 974 recoveries and 10 deaths.
Total cases: 6,55,834
Total recoveries: 6,38,212
Total deaths: 10,997
Active cases: 6,625 pic.twitter.com/qeHcuqgnfb— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021
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