Delhi’s daily Covid tally continues to rise at 564 cases, one death

The national capital Delhi on Wednesday reported rise at 564 fresh covid cases in last 24 hrs, against 450 infection recorded on previous day, as per the Delhi government health bulletin.In the same period, one Covid related death has also been reported in the city. Meanwhile, the Covid positivity rate has also jumped at 2.84 per cent in the city. The number of active cases has also risen to 1,691 in the capital city. With 406 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 18,82,086. The number of patients being treated in home isolation stands at 1,048.With new Covid cases, the total caseload of the city has jumped to 19,09,991, while the death toll has gone to 26,214.The number of Covid containment zones stand at 236 in the city.A total of 19,876 new tests — 12,699 RT-PCR and 7,177 Rapid Antigen – were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 3,86,74,283 while 23,514 vaccines were administered – 2,490 first doses, 8,399 second doses, and 12,625 precaution doses.The total number of cumulative beneficiaries vaccinated so far stands at 3,44,00,247 according to the health bulletin.