Positivity rate in Delhi exceeds 10% with nearly 8,000 new cases of Covid-19

A day after recording its highest-single day tally of fresh infections this year, Delhi reported 7,897 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday along with 39 more deaths recorded in the last 24 hours.

Delhi reported 7,897 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday. With parts of India witnessing a second wave of infections, the national capital now has 28,773 active cases of the novel coronavirus. Delhi Health Bulletin - 10th April 2021#DelhiFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/zvOvcAoE38 This was the fifth consecutive day that Delhi recorded more than 5,000 fresh confirmed cases of infection. According to the Delhi government's health department, another 39 patients succumbed to Covid-19 in the national capital in the last 24 hours. A total of 5,716 patients also recovered during this time.