Delhi records 41 new coronavirus cases today; positivity rate 0.07%

The national capital recorded zero death due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours

The national capital recorded zero death due to COVID-19 and 41 fresh cases in a day with a positivity rate of 0.07 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department on Friday.

The total number of cases reported in Delhi so far stood at 14,41,610. Over 14.16 lakh patients have recovered from the infection.

The death toll due to the coronavirus infection in Delhi stands at 25,100. Two deaths due to coronavirus infection have been recorded in December so far.

Seven COVID-19 deaths were reported here in November this year, the highest count of fatalities due to coronavirus infection in the last three months in the national capital, according to official data.

Delhi had recorded four Covid deaths in October and five in September.

The case positivity rate stood at 0.07 per cent on Friday, according to the health bulletin.

On Thursday, 55 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.09 per cent. They day before, 65 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.11 per cent.

A total of 59,763 tests -- 53,174 RT-PCR and 6,589 rapid antigen tests -- were conducted a day ago, the bulletin said.