Delhi records 119 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 5.5%

Delhi on Sunday recorded 119 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.5 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths, according to data shared by the city government's Health department.

With this, Delhi's case tally climbed to 20,40,115 and the death toll rose to 26,644, it said.

The fresh cases emerged from 2,163 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin stated.

The number of active cases stands at 920, of which 696 patients are in home isolation, according to the bulletin.

Delhi recorded 113 cases with a positivity rate of 8.21 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Saturday.

On Friday, it witnessed 142 cases with a positivity rate of 5.43 per cent and one Covid-linked death. It added 199 cases with a positivity rate of 7.07 per cent and three Covid-linked deaths on Thursday.

The national capital recorded 272 cases with a positivity rate of 8.39 per cent and one death on Wednesday. It logged 289 cases on Tuesday with the positivity rate at 9.74 per cent and one death