Amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in the country, Delhi continues to witness a dip in the coronavirus cases with 10,489 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest since 11 April, according to the health bulletin by the Delhi government released on Thursday.
The cumulative caseload in Delhi has mounted to 13,72,475, while there are still 77,717 active cases. The positivity rate has come down to 14.24 per cent, which is the lowest since 13 April.
As many as 308 people succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The death toll in the national capital now stands at 20,618. The cumulative fatality rate is at 1.50 per cent.
A total of 73,675 tests including 58,709 RT-PCR/CBNAAT/True Nat test and 14,966 Rapid antigen tests were conducted in the national capital in the last 24 hours. The cumulative number of tests conducted in Delhi stands at 1,81,01,281.
According to the health bulletin, 74,654 beneficiaries were vaccinated in the last 24 hours. Out of these, 74,654 received their first dose and 74,654 took their second jab. The cumulative number of beneficiaries vaccinated in the national capital so far is 42,22,308.
Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, earlier in the day, informed that the positivity rate of the city went up to 36 per cent during the last three weeks and started witnessing a dip from last week.
Delhi has been under a lockdown since 19 April in view of surging Covid-19 infections, which has been extended till 17 May.
Meanwhile, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday informed that the national capital now has a surplus of oxygen.
While addressing a press conference, Sisodia said that after assessing the Covid-19 situation, Delhi now requires about 582 metric tonnes of oxygen a day and the surplus will be given to other states that need it. “Today, after an assessment of the Covid-19 situation, Delhi’s oxygen need is 582 MT per day. As a responsible government, we will give the surplus oxygen to the States who need it,” he said. He further informed that Delhi has reported just about 10,400 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with a positivity rate of approximately 14 per cent.
Severe oxygen shortages had been raised several times in the Delhi High Court in the last few weeks, with the Delhi government arguing despite being allocated about 976 tonnes of oxygen, only a little over half was reaching hospitals in the national capital.
WITH ANI INPUTS