Delhi reports 177 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours
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Delhi recorded 177 fresh Covid-19 cases and two fatalities, while the positivity rate stood at 0.51 per cent, according to a health department bulletin.
Delhi recorded 177 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities linked to the disease, while the positivity rate stood at 0.51 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.
With this, the national capital's infection count increased to 18,62,047, while the death toll mounted to 26,139, the latest health bulletin stated.
The number of Covid-19 tests conducted a day ago stood at 35,038, it said.
Delhi reported 158 Covid-19 cases and three deaths on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.49 per cent.
Delhi had on Sunday recorded 249 cases with a positivity rate of 0.59 per cent, and zero death. The city had recorded no Covid death on March 5 as well.
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The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the ongoing wave of the pandemic.
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