Over 2,000 cases in Delhi for fourth day, positivity rate 13.84%

For the fourth consecutive day when the daily count of Kovid cases crossed the 2,000-mark. Also, it was the sixth consecutive day when the positivity rate crossed the 10 per cent mark. However, the cases reported today are significantly less compared to the number of infections reported in the past few days.

Delhi currently has 7,349 active cases, up from 6,876 on the previous day. 4,586 Kovid patients are in home isolation.

Doctors are urging people to take their precautionary dose whenever due and not prolong it or avoid it because of any vaccine hesitancy, amid a spike in daily cases.

At LNJP Hospital, 51 patients of COVID-19 were admitted at present, including one patient who was on ventilator, sources said on Saturday.

On Friday, the city recorded 2,419 Covid cases, the highest in six months, with a positivity rate of 12.95%, while two more people died due to the disease. On Thursday, the city recorded 2,202 Covid cases, with a positivity rate of 11.84 per cent and four deaths.

The national capital recorded 2,668 cases and 13 deaths on February 3.

Delhi on Wednesday reported a positivity rate of 11.64 per cent of 2,073 COVID-19 cases and five fatalities. The number of deaths recorded on Wednesday was the highest since June 25 when the city reported six deaths due to COVID-19

The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi touched a record high of 28,867 on January 13 this year during the third wave of the pandemic. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the third wave of the pandemic.

(with inputs from agencies)

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