One more Covid death added, 36 fresh cases here

New Delhi: The national capital reported 36 new cases of COVID-19 and one death in a day while the positivity rate stood at 0.07 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here on Sunday. The capital has recorded three deaths due to the infection in November so far. Four people had succumbed to viral disease in October and five in September.

With the new cases, the coronavirus infection tally in the city climbed to 14,40,424. Of this, over 14.14 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death toll stands at 25,094.

According to the health bulletin, authorities conducted 54,161 tests, including 44,843 RT-PCR ones, the previous day.

In April and May, Delhi battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives and led to a shortage of oxygen and essential drugs at hospitals.

According to the sixth sero survey, 97 per cent of the population in Delhi have developed antibodies against coronavirus as a result of a large number of people getting exposed to the virus during the second wave and robust vaccination in the capital.

All districts in the capital have a seroprevalence of more than 93 per cent. Four districts South, Central, Northeast and East have recorded a seropositivity rate of 99 per cent or above.

Women (90.1 per cent) have a higher seropositivity rate than men (88.2 per cent).

According to government data, over 2.12 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16. Over 79 lakh people have received both doses.