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1,072 more Covid-19 cases, caseload drops to 54-day low
The city also saw 117 people succumb to Covid-19 on Thursday. The seven-day average deaths fell to 176, the lowest since April 20.
Published on: May 28, 2021, 03:23:51 IST
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The Capital’s Covid-19 graph continued its downward trajectory on Thursday, with daily infections falling sharply, as Delhi added 1,072 new cases of Covid-19, over 400 fewer than the previous day.
Thursday’s case count, the lowest in a single-day since March 30 (when it added 992 cases) came on the back of over 70,000 tests, and at a positivity rate of 1.53%, a number that has now dropped for 21 consecutive days.
The positivity rate has now stayed below 5% for a week, and below 2% for two days.
The city also saw 117 people succumb to Covid-19 on Thursday. The seven-day average deaths fell to 176, the lowest since April 20.
Active cases are also at their lowest in 54 days, with 16,378 currently battling the virus.
