This Article is From Aug 05, 2022

2,419 Covid Cases In Delhi Today, Highest In 6 Months

It was the third consecutive day that the daily count of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2,000-mark.

2,419 Covid Cases In Delhi Today, Highest In 6 Months

It was the fourth day in a row that the positivity rate breached the 10-per cent mark.

New Delhi:

Delhi on Friday recorded 2,419 Covid cases, the highest in six months, with a positivity rate of 12.95 per cent, while two more people died due to the disease, according to health department data.

It was the third consecutive day that the daily count of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2,000-mark.

Delhi on Thursday recorded 2,202 Covid cases, with a positivity rate of 11.84 per cent, while four more people died due to the disease.

Also, this was the fourth day in a row that the positivity rate breached the 10-per cent mark.

The fresh cases came out of 18,685 Covid tests conducted in the city on Thursday.

With the fresh infections on Friday, the COVID-19 case tally in the national capital rose to 19,64,793, while the death count reached 26,327.

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