Positivity lowest in two months
The Hindu
70,068 tests were conducted in 24 hours: health bulletin
Delhi reported 1,072 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour period, the lowest in almost two months. This takes the total cases to 14,22,549, according to a health bulletin released by the government on Thursday. The last time fewer cases were reported was on March 30, when the tally was 992. A total of 117 deaths were reported and the toll stood at 23,812. The bulletin said that 70,068 tests were done in a day. The test positivity rate, which has been on a downward trajectory, fell to 1.53% on Thursday, which is even lower than 1.93% on Wednesday. This means now only one to two people out of 100 taking tests are positive. The last time the TPR was lesser was on March 24, when it was 1.52%. The TPR was as high as 36% on April 22 and has been coming down since then.
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