Photos: Delhi’s Covid-19 positivity rate at 3.15%, lowest in six months

Delhi managed to continue maintaining a positivity rate of less than 5% for the fifth straight day on December 7. Delhi logged a positivity rate of 3.15% -- the lowest in six months. Delhi's current Covid-19 tally stands at 5,93,924 cases and 5,61,732 recoveries. Though the Covid-19 wave in Delhi seems to be declining, authorities urged people to follow the Covid-19 protocols—face masks, social distancing and sanitation.

Updated on: Dec 07, 2020 8:14 PM IST

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People wearing face masks stroll at India Gate on a hazy afternoon in New Delhi on December 4. Delhi continued to maintain the positivity rate – the proportion of samples that return positive among total samples tested – less than 5% for the fifth straight day on December 7, HT reported. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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A health worker collects swab sample from residents of Vijay Ghat slum area during a Covid-19 testing camp in New Delhi on December 5. Delhi conducted 73, 536 tests on December 6, recording 2, 706 new cases of Covid-19 — logging a positivity rate of 3.68%, HT reported. (Manvender Vashist / PTI)

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Swab samples collected for Covid-19 test seen at a dispensary in New Ashok Nagar, New Delhi on December 5. The number of RT-PCR tests, considered by experts to be the gold standard of Covid-19 testing, however, continued to drop from 35,352 on December 5 to 32,023 on December 6 – a reduction of 9.41%. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveller for coronavirus test at New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) in New Delhi on December 6. RT-PCR tests are significantly better than rapid antigen tests at detecting positive cases – the latter has a higher tendency to give false negative. As a result, the higher the share of RT-PCR tests in overall testing, the more accurate the positivity rate is. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveller to test for Covid-19 infection at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi on December 7. While commenting on the declining Covid-19 trend, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “I am glad that the third wave of Covid-19 also seems to be getting weak. Delhi fought a very difficult war against Covid-19,” HT reported. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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Travellers seen at a Covid-19 test registration desk at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi on December 7. Delhi has recorded a total of 592,250 cases of Covid-19 disease until now, of which 557,914 individuals have recovered, HT reported citing government data. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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A health worker preserves a swab sample collected to test for Covid-19 infection, at Bengali Market, in New Delhi on December 3. Delhi recorded 69 new deaths on December 6 which pushed the death toll to 9,643. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A view of Sarojini Nagar Market packed with people, flouting social distancing norms, in New Delhi on December 6. Sharing details of Sunday’s health bulletin on social media, Delhi’s health minister Satyendar Jain said: “Delhi is emerging victorious in this war against the virus. I would request all to continue following the three commandments – mask, social distancing and sanitation. Be safe, Delhi.” (Amal KS / HT Photo)