Delhi records 923 Covid-19 infections, highest since May 30

The positivity rate climbed to 1.29 per cent from 0.89 per cent on Tuesday. No fresh fatality was reported

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A health worker testing for Covid-19 takes the swab sample of a passenger at the New Delhi railway station on December 27, 2021. (PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan)
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Dec 30 2021 | 1:34 AM IST

Delhi on Wednesday logged 923 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest since May 30 and almost double the number of infections recorded the previous day, according to health department data.

The positivity rate climbed to 1.29 per cent from 0.89 per cent on Tuesday. No fresh fatality was reported, the bulletin stated.

On May 30, Delhi had recorded 946 COVID-19 cases and 78 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.25 per cent.

On Tuesday, the city saw 496 COVID-19 cases and one fatality due to the disease.

A total of 71,696 COVID-19 tests were conducted the previous day, the bulletin said.

There are 2,191 active cases in the national capital. Of these, 1,068 patients are in home isolation, it said.

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First Published: Dec 29 2021 | 8:47 PM IST

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