NEW DELHI: India’s capital recorded 94 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, February 17, the lowest in over nine months, while the positivity rate slipped down to 0.17 per cent in the city, authorities said.
According to the latest health bulletin issued by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), one fatality was also registered, taking the number of deaths due to the viral disease to 10,894 in the Capital. It added that the total active cases slightly rose to 1,036 on Tuesday, February 16, from 1,031 the previous day. Delhi recorded 141 COVID-19 cases and two deaths due to the disease on Monday.
Authorities added that Delhi had recorded 96 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, January 27, which was the lowest then in over nine months and the first time that the daily cases’ count was below the 100-mark in that month. The COVID-19 case tally has climbed to 6,37,181 in the city.