Delhi logs 28 new Covid-19 cases

New Delhi: Delhi reported 28 fresh cases of the Covid-19 on Tuesday while the positivity rate stands at 0.05 per cent, according to data shared by the health department of the Delhi Govt. According to the bulletin one death was also recorded on Tuesday due to the viral disease. “The total number of fatalities stands at 25,082, while the cumulative case tally has reached 1437764. At least 55371 tests, including 43167 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests, were conducted in the last 24 hours,” it said.

As per the bulletin, out of 12015 available beds in hospitals, 235 are occupied as on Tuesday while the rest are vacant. As many as 1412333 people



have either been discharged, have recovered or migrated out, it added.

In order to deal with the possible third Covid-19 wave, the Delhi government has taken a number of measures including doubling the number of ‘Intensive Care Unit’ (ICU) beds since the last wave. The city government has been ramping up health infrastructure to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave of the pandemic in April-May.

The Delhi government has also decided to create over 6,800 new intensive care unit (ICU) beds at seven facilities over the next six months.