Delhi's positivity rate falls to 14%
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New Delhi The national capital has reported 10,400 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest since April 20, when the city had reported 28,395 cases, health officials said here on Thursday.
More importantly, Delhi's daily Covid positivity rate has also come down to 14 percent, the lowest since April 22, when the positivity rate was at its peak at 36 percent. Meanwhile, the capital's daily oxygen demand which had gone up to 700 metric tonnes per day, now has reduced to 582 MT as number of critical Covid patients has decreased in many hospitals.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday that two weeks back with a surge in daily positive cases there has been a crisis for beds and oxygen, for which the Centre gave enough support and oxygen supply for hospitals was resumed.
