In A First Since Start Of Pandemic, Delhi Logs Zero New Covid Cases

Delhi recorded zero new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, a first since the pandemic began.

Delhi recorded zero new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, a first since the pandemic began.

In a first since the beginning of the pandemic, no new Covid case was reported in Delhi on Monday while the number of active cases stood at 10,  according to data shared by the city health department. As many as 931 tests were conducted the previous day, the health department bulletin stated.

The city reported just one new case on Sunday with a positivity rate of 0.05 percent. It saw three new Covid cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 0.10 per cent and six new cases on Friday with 0.41 per cent of the people tested turning out positive.  No Covid-related fatality was reported on Monday. The capital has logged only one death due to the infection (on January 9) this month.

Only 13 of the 8,295 beds are occupied at present in dedicated Covid-19 hospitals in the city. Twelve of these are suspected cases of Covid. Nine patients are under home isolation. 

On the other hand, India also recorded 89 new coronavirus infections, which is the lowest since March 27, 2020, while the active cases declined to 2,035. The Covid case tally stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,233).

The death toll stands at 5,30,726, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity was recorded at 0.05 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.09 per cent.

The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.80 per cent, the ministry said.

A decrease of 84 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,48,472, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.  According to the ministry's website, 220.17 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.  India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

The country crossed the grim milestone of four crore on January 25 last year.