Delhi reports 15,097 new cases

New Delhi: Aam In a massive surge, Delhi Thursday recorded 15,097 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 8, and six deaths while the positivity rate mounted to 15.34 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

The number of new cases recorded on Thursday is 41 per cent more than the figure the day before. On Wednesday and Tuesday, 10,665 and 5,481 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 11.88 per cent and 8.37 per cent respectively, according to official figures.

The daily cases count on Thursday was 15,097 at a positivity rate of 15.34 per cent, the latest health bulletin showed. This rise is the highest since May 8, 2021 when 17,364 cases were reported with a positivity rate of 23.34 per cent.

As many as 332 deaths were also recorded on that day. The death toll due to the coronavirus infection in Delhi has now risen to 25,127.

During the height of the second Covid wave, 28,395 cases, the highest-ever singleday tally here, and 277 deaths were recorded in Delhi on April 20 last year, according to official figures.—(PTI)