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9 New Covid Cases In Delhi

𝓰 Delhi logged nine fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.22 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department

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🥀Delhi logged nine fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday with a positivity rate of 0.22 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department here.

🍒No Covid-related fatality has been reported, it said.

🌸Delhi reported 11 Covid-19 cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 0.29 per cent. The city recorded 13 coronavirus cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 0.33 per cent. 

🌺The national capital had reported 16 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 0.44 per cent, while it logged seven cases on Monday with a positivity rate of 0.39 per cent.

🐽On Tuesday, mock drills were conducted at various hospitals in Delhi to assess their preparedness, including availability of beds and manpower, to deal with any increase in the number of Covid cases.

🍨Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the health portfolio, visited the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital to assess the drill, and asserted that the Delhi government-run hospitals are "fully equipped" to fight any surge in Covid cases.

🎶With the fresh cases, the national capital's Covid-19 tally has risen to 2,007,208. The death toll stands at 26,521, the data showed.

🐓The fresh cases came out of 4,017 tests conducted the previous day, the health department bulletin stated.

𝄹Delhi had logged five cases with a positivity rate of 0.19 per cent and one death on December 21.

ꦗOnly 14 of the 8,305 beds are occupied at present in dedicated Covid-19 hospitals in the city, while 19 patients are under home isolation, the latest bulletin said.

🧸The number of active cases stands at 30, down from 35 on Thursday, it said.

ཧThe Delhi government on Monday had approved a budget of Rs 104 crore for hospitals to procure general medicines as part of preparations to deal with emergency situations amid a surge in Covid cases in some countries.

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