NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded 3,944 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 5.78 lakh on Wednesday, while 82 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 9,342, authorities said.
These fresh cases came out of the record 78,949 tests conducted the previous day, including 36,370 RT-PCR tests, while the positivity rate dropped to five per cent, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department.
Eighty-two more fatalities were recorded, pushing the toll in the national capital to 9,342.
The active cases tally on Wednesday dropped to 30,302 from 31,769, the previous day.
According to the bulletin, the total number of cases has climbed to 5,78,324.
India's COVID-19 active caseload has significantly dropped to 4.28 lakh, the lowest after 132 days and comprises just 4.51 per cent of the total coronavirus infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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