Delhi’s daily Covid-19 cases further fall to 59; fresh deaths increase by 4

Ninety-one patients recovered from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 1,409,830. The positivity rate on Saturday further dropped to 0.08 per cent, the bulletin added.

Delhi on Saturday recorded another low of 59 fresh infections of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, which pushed the caseload to 1,435,478, according to the health department’s bulletin. Ninety-one patients recovered from the viral disease in the said period, taking the total recoveries to 1,409,830. The positivity rate on Saturday further dropped to 0.08 per cent, the bulletin added.

A cyclist passes by a wall mural depicting frontline workers, in New Delhi (AFP file photo)

However, daily deaths in the national capital on Saturday climbed to four, after they had remained at one for the past few days. The death toll has climbed to 25,027 with a fatality rate of 1.74 per cent.

As many as 76,421 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours of which 52,490 were RT-PCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests while the remaining 23,931 were rapid antigen tests. The numbers of patients under home isolation are at 212 while the containment zones have slightly increased to 422, the health department’s bulletin further showed.

Even though the overall pandemic situation in Delhi has been improving since mid-May and almost all districts recorded less than one per cent Covid-19 positivity rate between June 25 and July 12, the shortage of vaccine doses is overburdening the national capital’s health infrastructure.

The vaccination drive in Delhi saw another downfall on Saturday as only 71,000 eligible beneficiaries were inoculated compared to 87,000 on Friday, according to news agency PTI. In total, over 9.25 million beneficiaries have been vaccinated since the inoculation drive started from January 16 this year.

On Wednesday, almost 50 per cent of the vaccination centres across the city were closed while on Thursday, 21 vaccination centres in South Delhi alone were shut. The shortage of doses has also impacted the overall inoculation rate of Delhi.