Delhi Records 28,867 Covid-19 Cases, Highest Ever Single-Day Spike

Delhi Covid Update: The positivity rate in the national capital mounted to 29.21 per cent, with active cases at 94,160.

A view inside the Covid-19 isolation centre at Shehnai Banquet, attached to LNJP, in Delhi (Getty Images)

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 28,867 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the highest ever single-day rise in infections since the beginning of the pandemic.

The positivity rate mounted to 29.21 per cent. This means that one in three people who are undergoing Covid tests in the national capital are turning out to be positive.  The national capital has 94,160 active cases, the health department said.

According to health department data, 31 Covid-related deaths were registered in Delhi. Delhi's previous biggest daily spike of 28,395 cases was recorded on April 20, 2021, during the peak of the second wave.

COVID-19 | Delhi reports 28,867 new cases, 31 deaths and 22,121 recoveries. Active cases 94,160

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Earlier in the day, at a media briefing, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the hospitalisation rate had remained stable despite a spurt in Covid-19 cases in the national capital.

Jain said the hospital admission rate was the same for the last four days and cases would start declining soon in Delhi. Jain, however, asserted that the government had no plans on imposing a lockdown.

"The bed occupancy stands at 15 per cent in Delhi. A death audit committee has found that the fatalities have mostly occurred among those with comorbidities," he further said.

Covid-19 Cases, Deaths In Mumbai

Meanwhile, Mumbai saw a 16.55 per cent decline in Covid cases on Thursday, registering 13,702 new infections. On Wednesday, Mumbai logged 16,420 Covid cases. 

The financial capital recorded six fresh fatalities, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

According to a BMC bulletin, with these additions, the city's coronavirus tally jumped to 9,69,989, while the death toll climbed to 16,426.

The case positivity rate has also come down to 21.73 from 24.38 per cent a day before.

On Wednesday, the cases in Mumbai had surged after witnessing a dip for four consecutive days.