The numbers recorded on Tuesday marked a steep rise in the number of Covid cases recorded on Monday (59) and Sunday (89).
A day after recording the lowest number of coronavirus cases, the national capital recorded 101 new cases of the viral infection.
According to the health department bulletin, Delhi in the past 24 hours, recorded four deaths and 119 recoveries.
According to a Hindustan Times report, the total number of cases in the national capital now stands at 1,434,094. However, the number of recoveries continue to outnumber the number of daily cases being registered.
The report indicates that the positivity rate reached 0.15% after 66,397 samples were tested, of which 101 came back positive. Significantly, in the past 30 days Delhi’s positivity rate was below 1%.
The numbers recorded also marks an increase from the 58,895 tested a day prior, which took the positivity rate to 0.10%. According data available, a total of 42,973 RTPCR/CBNAAT/True Nat tests, and 23,424 rapid antigen tests have been conducted in the previous 24 hours in Delhi.
The HT report further indicated that 204,711 beneficiaries had been immunised on Tuesday. Around 164,715 of the those vaccinated were had received their first dose, and 39,996 were jabbed with their second dose.
