Delhi records 544 Covid cases, two deaths

Story by  IANS | Posted by  Tripti Nath | Date 10-07-2022
A health worker collects swab sample for COVID-test
A health worker collects swab sample for COVID-test

 

New Delhi

New Delhi
 
The national capital on Saturday reported two more Covid-relaed deaths and a marginal rise in new Covid cases over 24 hours, at 544 against 531, according to the government health bulletin.
 
Meanwhile, the Covid positivity rate has marginally risen to 3.37 per cent, while the number of active cases stands at 2,264. Of these, 1,595 are being treated in home isolation. With 607 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone up to 19,11,756. 

Due to fresh Covid cases, the total caseload of the city has jumped to 19,40,302 while the toll has reached 26,282.The number of Covid containment zones stands at 316. A total of 16,158 new tests -- 11,160 RT-PCR and 4,998 Rapid Antigen - were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 3,92,08,028 while 25,737 vaccines were administered - 2,197 first doses, 5,095 second doses, and 18,445 precaution doses.
 
The total number of beneficiaries vaccinated so far stands at 3,52,00,103.