75% Of Patients Were Unvaccinated: Delhi Health Min Satyendra Jain On Covid Deaths In National Capital

Jain said Delhi reported 28,867 new Covid-19 cases earlier on Thursday, adding the national capital is expected to record less than 25,000 cases on Friday.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain | File Photo: Getty Images

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday said 75 percent of the patients, who died due to Covid-19 so far in the national capital, were unvaccinated.

Jain said Delhi reported 28,867 new Covid-19 cases earlier on Thursday, adding the national capital is expected to record less than 25,000 cases on Friday.

“75% of the Covid patients, who died in the recent past, were unvaccinated. More than 13000 beds (88%) are available,” he added, ANI reported.

The positivity rate in Delhi currently stands at 29.21 percent.

Earlier in the day, the Union Health Ministry said 2,64,202 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours

The ministry informed that India’s active caseload currently stands at 12,72,073, adding the active cases stand at 3.48 percent.

The Health Ministry said 1,09,345 people recovered in the last 24 hours, increasing the total recoveries to 3,48,24,706.

The ministry also informed that 5,753 cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant have been detected so far, which is an increase of 4.83 percent since Thursday.

The Health Ministry said that over 155 crore 39 lakh doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country under the nationwide vaccination drive.

The ministry said that more than 73 lakh eight thousand Covid vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours to the beneficiaries, adding this has been achieved through 1,66,59,387 sessions.

The Health Ministry further said that more than 69 crore 90 lakh Covid-19 tests have been conducted so far, adding 17,87,457 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.