Delhi: 425 Covid cases in last 24 hours

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 425 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, as its positivity rate rose to 0.61%, stated data shared by health department.

With one fatality, the death toll climbed to 10,945, while the infection tally touched 6,44,489, the bulletin said. The number of active cases rose to 2,488 on Tuesday from 2,321 on Monday.

On Sunday, the daily tally crossed the 400-mark for the fourth consecutive day. However, on Monday, it had dropped to 368 with a positivity rate of 0.59%. Delhi on Saturday recorded 419 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 0.56%, while 407 cases were reported on Sunday. On Friday, 431 cases were recorded— the highest in over two months— and the count on Thursday was 409.

The total tests conducted on Sunday stood at 70,049, including 39,425 RT-PCR and 30,624 rapid antigen tests, the bulletin said. The number of people under home isolation on Tuesday rose to 1,401 from 1,342 on Monday, it said, adding that over 6.31 lakh people have recovered from the infection till date.

A total of 585 cases were reported on January 1 and 424 on January 3. The daily count had dropped to 306 on January 11 and rose again to 386 on January 12, stated the official figures. The numbers had started to come down in February.

Health experts and doctors have attributed the “sudden rise” in cases to people becoming complacent and not following Covid-appropriate behaviour.