A glimmer of hope as fresh cases remain below 20,000
The Hindu
Positivity rate stays below 25% for second consecutive day
The Capital recorded 341 deaths and 19,832 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. A heath bulletin released by the Delhi government said that 79,593 tests were conducted over a 24-hour period with a positivity rate of 24.92%. The positivity rate was below the 25% mark for the second consecutive day. After staying above the 30% mark for 12 days, the positivity rate fell below the 30% mark on May 2, providing a glimmer of hope that the number of cases were not rising. This is the fourth time in the last five days that the number of new cases has remained below 20,000. The bulletin said that there are currently 91,035 active cases in the Capital with 50,425 patients under home isolation. The cumulative figures since the pandemic started stand at 12,92,867 cases with 18,739 deaths and 11,83,083 recoveries.More Related News