City sees a dip in cases, positivity and testing
The Hindu
Fresh infections fall below 5,000 for first time since April 5
The number of fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday went below the 5,000-mark for the first time since April 5 with the positivity rate also falling below 10%. However, the number of tests conducted had also fallen. The health bulletin released by the Delhi government showed that 4,524 new cases had been added in 24 hours along with 340 deaths and 10,918 recoveries. The bulletin said 53,756 tests have been conducted with a positivity rate of 8.42%, which was the lowest since April 9 when it stood at 7.8%. The number of tests conducted was relatively lower than the 62,059 tests conducted on Sunday.More Related News
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