As many as 1,375 more people tested positive for Covid-19 across Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 19,15,905, said the state health department on Wednesday.
With this, the positivity rate in the city has reached 7.01%. This marks a surge of 257 infections, or 22.9%, as compared to the previous day.
The national capital registered 118 new cases on Tuesday and the positivity rate was 6.50%. Further, zero deaths due to the disease were recorded in Delhi in the last 24 hours.
The death toll due to Covid-19 in the city stands at 26,223 and the fatality rate is 1.37%. According to the health department, 909 patients recovered from the infection in the same duration, taking the total recoveries in the national capital to 18,86,039.