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Delhi sees 20,181 fresh Covid infections; positivity rate climbs to 19.6%

Seven more fatalities were recorded in Delhi on Saturday due to Covid as city clocked 20,181 infections in a single day, while the positivity rate rose to 19.60 per cent, according to data

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A man gets a nose swab for a Covid-19 RT PCR test at a vaccination center in New Delhi, India, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Photo: T. Narayan/Bloomberg
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 08 2022 | 7:18 PM IST

Seven more fatalities were recorded in Delhi on Saturday due to COVID-19 as the city clocked 20,181 infections in a single day, while the positivity rate rose to 19.60 per cent, according to data by the health department.

The national capital had reported 407 COVID-19 fatalities and 20,394 cases with a positivity rate of 28.33 per cent on May 2.

A total of 1,02,965 tests were conducted the previous day, including 79,946 RT-PCR ones, while the rest were rapid antigen ones.

Nearly, 1,586 patients are admitted to hospitals, with 375 patients on oxygen support. Out of 375 patients, 27 are on ventilator.

The number of active cases stands at 48,178, of which 25,909 are in home isolation.

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First Published: Jan 08 2022 | 7:18 PM IST

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