Delhi logs 9,197 new Covid-19 cases, about 20% dip from yesterday's tally

Covid-19 in Delhi: The overall infection tally and the death toll in the national capital now stand at 17,91,711 and 25,620, respectively.

Delhi on Sunday recorded 9,197 fresh coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, a dip of almost 20 per cent from yesterday's daily case count. At the same time, the national capital also recorded 34 coronavirus-related deaths and 13,510 recoveries in the past 24 hours, stated the state health bulletin issued this evening.

A deserted view of Lajpat Nagar market as the city observes weekend curfew, in view of rising Covid-19 cases in New Delhi on Sunday.  (ANI)

Yesterday, Delhi had recorded 11,486 fresh coronavirus infections, which marked a marginal rise in the daily tally after two straight days of drop. The single-day fatality toll has also dropped today, with the national capital having recorded 45 deaths on Saturday and 38 on Friday.

The overall infection tally and the death toll of the national capital now stand at 17,91,711 and 25,620, respectively.

The Delhi government earlier said the fatalities are mostly in patients with comorbidities. A doctor at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences told PTI any patient who gets admitted after testing positive and with severe complications generally dies after a few days of treatment. Hence, the death tally is likely to peak later.

The case positivity rate of Delhi, however, improved significantly as it further dipped to 13.32 per cent, the bulletin data showed. On Saturday, the positivity was 16.36 per cent, and the day before, it was 18.04 per cent.

The number of patients admitted to hospitals due to coronavirus also dropped to 2,424 on Sunday, down from 2,504 on Saturday and 2,656 on Friday. In the past 24 hours, as many as 13,510 patients have recovered from the coronavirus infection and were discharged from hospitals after being treated for the same.

Barring the 2,342 patients who have confirmed Covid-19 infections and are currently hospitalised in Delhi, as many as 82 are suspected cases of the virus.

As many as 69,022 RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen tests were carried out across the national capital on Sunday, down from 70,226 on Saturday but significantly more than the 59,629 tests on Friday and the 57,290 on Thursday.

Delhi is currently under night curfew between 11pm and 5am along with weekend curfew. Schools, colleges, gyms, cinemas, and restaurants are also shut. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday decided to continue the night and weekend curfew till further orders.