Delhi on Saturday reported 1,604 COVID-19 cases and 17 fatalities, while the positivity rate declined to 2.87 per cent, according to data shared by the health department. On Friday, the national capital had reported 2,272 fresh COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths, while the positivity rate was at 3.85 per cent.
With Saturday's cases, the national capital's case count increased to 18,42,523 and the deaths climbed to 25,969 the latest health bulletin stated.
The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the ongoing wave of the pandemic. It took just 10 days for daily cases to drop below the 10,000-mark.
The surge in cases in Delhi during the third wave of the pandemic was due to the Omicron variant of the virus which is highly transmissible.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus cases in India:
Kerala: Int'l travelers will undergo symptom surveillance. If symptomatic, she/he will undertake RTPCR test& take actions as per results
- ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2022
Home Quarantine advisable for int'l travelers;must continue self-health monitoring for 7 days. If symptoms develop, they shall undergo testing pic.twitter.com/4J68QDr0EK
Kerala: Int'l travelers will undergo symptom surveillance. If symptomatic, she/he will undertake RTPCR test& take actions as per results
- ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2022
Home Quarantine advisable for int'l travelers;must continue self-health monitoring for 7 days. If symptoms develop, they shall undergo testing pic.twitter.com/4J68QDr0EK
It has come to notice that vaccine stock for 15-17 age group isn't enough in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The stock is not there even for today & tomorrow, new stock will be received by Monday. This is leading to less vaccination of this age group in this area: Maharashtra Dy CM pic.twitter.com/YfuBzNjGYE
- ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2022
India reported 1,27,952 new Covid cases today, 14% lower than yesterday. The positivity rate fell to 7.9%.The active cases constitute 3.16 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate decreased to 95.64 per cent.
India reported 1,27,952 new Covid cases today, 14% lower than yesterday. The positivity rate fell to 7.9%.The active cases constitute 3.16 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate decreased to 95.64 per cent.
Two years into the pandemic, a mutated version of the omicron variant, known as BA.2, has become the latest challenge to taming COVID-19.