Delhi logs 1,017 new Covid cases in 24 hours, positivity rate at 32.25%

Delhi Covid cases: With the new cases, Delhi's Covid-19 tally climbed to 20,24,244, while four fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 26,567.

Delhi on Monday logged 1,017 Covid-19 cases, while the positivity rate jumped to 32.25 per cent, the highest in 15 months, according to data shared by the city government's health department.

According to the bulletin, the fresh cases emerged out of 3,153 tests conducted the previous day. (PTI)

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The capital had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14 last year.

With the new cases, Delhi's Covid-19 tally climbed to 20,24,244. Four fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 26,567, the health department bulletin stated.

Of the latest fatalities, Covid-19 was the primary cause of death in two cases, it stated.

According to the bulletin, the fresh cases emerged out of 3,153 tests conducted the previous day.

Delhi on Sunday had logged 1,634 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 29.68 per cent and three deaths.

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On Saturday, the city had recorded 1,396 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 31.9 per cent.