Photos: Delhi adds 1,072 new Covid-19 cases, caseload drops to 54-day low
Delhi reported 1,072 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on May 28, the lowest since March 30. Delhi conducted 70,000 tests on May 28 resulting in a positivity rate of 1.53%, a number that has now dropped for 21 consecutive days. Active cases are also at their lowest in 54 days, with 16,378 currently battling the virus.
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A health worker collects a swab sample from man to test for Covid-19 infection, at a school in Janakpuri, New Delhi, on May 26. Delhi’s Covid-19 graph continued its downward trajectory on May 27, with daily infections falling sharply. Delhi added 1,072 new cases of Covid-19, over 400 fewer than the previous day, HT reported.(Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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A worker paints oxygen cylinders at Common Wealth Games Village in New Delhi, on May 24. 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, HT reported.(Atul Yadav / PTI)
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A health worker holds up a preserved swab sample at a Covid-19 testing centre in Kalkaji, New Delhi, on May 27. The positivity rate in Delhi has now stayed below 5% for a week, and below 2% for two days.(Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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Jitender Shanti of Bhagat Singh Seva Dal performs the last rites of an unclaimed body at Seemapuri cremation ground in New Delhi, on May 24. 117 people succumbed to Covid-19 on May 27. The seven-day average deaths fell to 176, the lowest since April 20, HT reported.(Atul Yadav / PTI)
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Dr. Ushast Dhir, Senior Consultant of Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, examines the CT scan of a suspected patient infected with mucormycosis, who recently recovered from COVID-19, in New Delhi, on May 27. Active cases are also at their lowest in 54 days, with 16,378 currently battling the virus.(Manvender Vashist / PTI)
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A worker carries a sack on his shoulder, at Khari Baowli in New Delhi, on May 25. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 28 announced that the construction sector in the city and factories can resume operations from May 31.(Vijay Verma / PTI)
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A man purchases essential items from a shop, at Khari Baowli in New Delhi, on May 25. CM’s announcement marks the beginning of the scaling down process of the ongoing lockdown imposed on April 19 to curb an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases. It has been extended at least five times so far, HT reported.(Vijay Verma / PTI)
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