Delhi Reports 632 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Positivity Rate Drops To 4.42%

The positive rate of affirmed cases every 100 tests tumbled from 7.72 percent yesterday to 4.42 percent today.

A health worker collects swab samples from a woman to test for Covid-19 (File photo: AFP)

New Delhi: After reporting a sharp spike in COVID infections, Delhi has now registered 632 new COVID-19 cases, 26% higher then yesterday and zero deaths in the last 24 hours.

"Delhi reports 632 fresh COVID-19 cases, 414 recoveries, and zero deaths in the last 24 hours," according to the latest data released. 

Delhi reports 632 fresh #COVID19 cases, 414 recoveries, and zero deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases 1,274
Positivity rate 4.42% pic.twitter.com/7YvuQCjoWM

— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2022

The cases in Delhi today rose 26% to 632 since yesterday. The positive rate of affirmed cases every 100 tests tumbled from 7.72 percent yesterday to 4.42 percent today.

After a consistent fall in COVID cases, Delhi has seen a spurt in new cases with the positivity rate enrolling an almost three-overlap ascend between April 11 and 18, as indicated by the Delhi Health Department's information.

On April 11, the positivity rate remained at 2.70 percent, which jumped to 3.95 percent on April 15, trailed by 5.33 percent on April 16, and 7.72 percent on April 18, data shows.

COVID-19 cases have once again started increasing in the country but the biggest concern is about Delhi-NCR. Cases in Delhi-NCR have increased rapidly in the last few days as compared to other parts of the country. 

Meanwhile, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is scheduled to meet on April 20 as the national capital observes a slight increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The discussion will likely be held on imposing further restrictions.

So far, no restrictions on the COVID-19 Graded Response Action Plan (GRAPE) have been implemented. There is a provision to start imposing restrictions when there is a 0.5 percent infection rate in GRAPE.