Covid-19: Delhi records one death, 27 new cases; positivity rate 0.05%

Delhi recorded one coronavirus-related death and 27 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.05 per cent on Saturday, according to data shared by the city health department. The number of cumulative cases stood at 14,40,834. Over 14.15 lakh patients have recovered from the infection. The death toll from the pandemic has now risen to 25,096 in Delhi. This is the fifth fatality due to coronavirus infection reported this month. Earlier, two deaths were recorded on November 12 and one each on November 14 and 15. The city reported four COVID-19 deaths in October and five in September. The case positivity rate stood at 0.05 per cent on Saturday, according to the latest health bulletin. On Friday, 23 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.04 per cent On Thursday, 30 cases were recorded with a positivity rate of 0.05 per cent. A total of 59,651 tests -- 49,102 RT-PCR tests and 10,549 rapid antigen tests -- were conducted a day ago, the latest bulletin said. Meanwhile, Delhi Chi

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