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This Article is From Aug 20, 2021

Zero COVID-19 Deaths In Delhi In Last 24 Hours, 11th Time Since 2nd Wave

COVID-19 Delhi: This is the eleventh time since the starting of the second wave of the pandemic in the national capital that zero deaths have been logged in a day.

Zero COVID-19 Deaths In Delhi In Last 24 Hours, 11th Time Since 2nd Wave
No death due to COVID-19 in Delhi on Friday, 57 fresh cases were reported in the city.
New Delhi:

No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Friday, while 57 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.08 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

This is the eleventh time since the starting of the second wave of the pandemic in the national capital that zero deaths have been logged in a day.

"On July 18, July 24, July 29, August 2, August 4, August 8, August 11 and August 12, August 13 and August 16 too, no death due to COVID-19 was recorded," according to official data.

On March 2 this year, Delhi had reported zero death due to the virus. On that day, the number of single-day infections stood at 217 and the positivity rate was 0.33 per cent.

The second wave swept across Delhi and neighbouring cities during April-May period.

On Friday, 57 fresh cases as the positivity rate rose to 0.08 per cent, according to the latest bulletin.

Twenty-five fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest since April 15 last year, and two deaths due to the disease were recorded on Thursday, while the positivity rate had stood at 0.04 per cent, according to the official figures.

On Wednesday, Delhi had registered 36 cases and four fatalities, while the positivity rate had stood at 0.05 per cent.
 

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