Delhi Records 733 Fresh Covid Cases, Highest In Over 7 Months

Delhi Covid-19 Cases: Two deaths in which Covid was discovered to be incidental had been reported, according to the government health bulletin. In the city, there are currently 2,331 active cases.

With a positivity rate of 19.93 per cent, Delhi reported 733 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday. (Representational Image)

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With a positivity rate of 19.93 per cent, Delhi reported 733 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday. The government health bulletin stated that two deaths where Covid was discovered to be incidental had been reported. At this time, there are 2,331 active cases in the city. While 91 Covid patients are currently being admitted to hospitals, 1,491 patients are currently being treated at home.

The national capital recorded 606 new Covid cases on Thursday, the most since last August, with a positivity rate of 16.98 per cent. According to the health bulletin, one more Covid-positive person died in the city. "Covid discovery was incidental," it added.

On August 26, the national capital recorded 620 cases.

The city recorded a positivity rate of 26.54 percent on Wednesday, the highest in nearly 15 months, with 509 people testing positive in a single day. In January of last year, the positivity rate had reached 30 per cent.

In Delhi on Tuesday, 521 cases were reported, with one fatality. The positivity rate was 15.64 percent. On Monday, 293 new cases were reported in Delhi, with the positivity rate rising to 18.53 percent, implying that nearly one in every five people tested returned a positive result.

On Sunday, there were 429 Covid cases in the city, with a 16.09 per cent positivity rate and one death.

It recorded 416 cases on Saturday, with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent.

For the first time since the pandemic's outbreak, the number of new cases fell to zero on January 16.

Despite a gradual increase in Covid cases in Delhi, medical experts believe the virus's new XBB.1.16 variant is to blame.

They maintained, however, that there is no need to panic and that people should behave appropriately and get vaccine booster shots. They also stated that the increase in cases could be due to more people being tested for Covid as a precaution when they become infected with the influenza virus and develop fever and other symptoms.

The Indian Council of Medical Research attributes the rise in influenza cases to the Influenza A subtype H3N2. When compared to the other subtypes, the H3N2 virus causes the most hospitalisations. Symptoms include a runny nose, a persistent cough, and a fever.