Delhi registers 316 fresh coronavirus infections, 41 fatalities

The number of new coronavirus cases and the positivity rate saw a slight increase from the Monday's figures.

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Jun 08 2021 | 4:34 PM IST

The national capital recorded 316 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.44 per cent, and 41 fatalities, accordingly to the health bulletin released on Tuesday.

The number of new coronavirus cases and the positivity rate saw a slight increase from the Monday's figures.

Delhi had reported 231 instances of the COVID-19 infection, the lowest since March 2, with the positivity rate dipping to 0.36 per cent, according to the health bulletin released on Monday. The fatalities stood at 36.

Forty-one more people succumbed to the disease in a day, pushing the death toll here to 24,668, the latest bulletin said.

On Sunday, Delhi had recorded 34 fatalities, the lowest in around two months, and 381 cases with a positivity of 0.5 per cent.

On Saturday, the city had reported 60 fatalities and 414 new cases of COVID-19 with a positivity rate of 0.53 per cent. The day before, it had recorded 50 deaths and 523 new cases with a positivity rate of 0.68 per cent.

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First Published: Jun 08 2021 | 4:25 PM IST

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