New Delhi: Delhi on Wednesday recorded more than 4,000 cases which is the highest ever single-day spike. As the cumulative tally crossed the two lakh mark, sparking fears of second wave in the national capital. The spike comes days after the government started the long-awaited metro rail services amid strong precautions.
The number of Covid-19 tests conducted in a single day also rose to a new record high with 54,517 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
Cases in Delhi rose rapidly through May and June but started dropping by the end of June after hitting an initial peak. After a steady drop in cases for around three weeks (seven-day average of daily cases dropped to 983 by August 4), cases again started rising alarmingly from mid-August. As of Wednesday, there are 2,01,174 cases in the city.
#COVID19 tally in Delhi crosses 2-Lakh mark with 4039 fresh cases & 20 deaths reported in the last 24 hours; 2623 recovered/discharged/migrated. The total tally in the national capital rise to 2,01,174, including 4638 deaths and 1,72,763 recovered/discharged/migrated: Delhi govt pic.twitter.com/PJJOS0yRhJ
— ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2020
With the increase in tests, the average positivity rate has also started declining. Around 7.41% of tests came back positive on Wednesday. The number, which had dropped from a peak of 31.4% in mid-June to 5.7% at the end of July, was 8.4% in the past week. Overall, 10.57% of all tests done in Delhi have come back positive.
According to Wednesday’s bulletin, 20 people died of the coronavirus disease taking the total death toll in Delhi to 4,638. The city’s case fatality rate now is 2.31%. As many as 1,72,763 people have recovered from Covid-19 in Delhi till now, of which 2,623 recovered in the last 24 hours.
The number of containment zones also is now at a record high with 1,226 localities, buildings, lanes under lockdown in the city. On Tuesday, there were 1,166 containment zones in Delhi.
