Delhi sees 917 new Covid cases, 3 more deaths; positivity rate at 19.2%

The fresh cases came out of 4,775 tests, the health department said in its latest bulletin

Delhi on Tuesday reported 917 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent, highest in over 200 days, and three more deaths due to the infection, according to data shared by the city health department.

The capital logged less than 1,000 cases after a fortnight.

On August 1, Delhi had logged 822 cases with a positivity rate of 11.41 per cent and two fatalities.

The lower number of cases could be attributed to the lesser number of tests conducted the previous day -- 4,775.

The Delhi government has been conducting around 16,000 to 17,000 tests on a daily basis but officials