Currently, 90 COVID-19 patients are admitted in Delhi hospitalsNew Delhi: Delhi on Monday reported 1,011 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, while the positivity rate rose to 6.42 per cent, according to the health department.The infection tally in the national capital now stands at 18,75,887 and the death count at 26,170, the bulletin stated.A total of 15,642 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the city the previous day, it said.Delhi on Sunday saw 1,083 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.48 per cent, while one person died due to the disease.The capital had reported 1,094 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the highest since February 10, with a positivity rate of 4.82 per cent and two deaths.Delhi had logged 1,042 cases with a positivity rate of 4.64 per cent and two fatalities on Friday. On Thursday, the city reported 965 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.71 per cent and one death.With the national capital witnessing an uptick in coronavirus infections over the past few days, the number of active cases in the city has now increased to 4,168 from 601 on April 11, according to health department data.However, the hospitalisation rate so far has been low, accounting for less than three per cent of the total active cases, the bulletin stated.Currently, 90 COVID-19 patients are admitted in Delhi hospitals, while 3,067 are recuperating in home isolation, it said.Of the 9,379 beds available for COVID-19 patients in various hospitals, only 121 (1.2 per cent) are occupied, the data showed.In the wake of rising cases, the Delhi government had on Friday issued an order directing authorities to impose a fine of Rs 500 on people not wearing masks in public places. The fine will not apply to people travelling together in private four-wheelers, it said.The government had lifted the fine for not wearing masks on April 12 because of a decline in daily cases.The decision to bring back the mask mandate and the fine came at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, which devises COVID-19 management policies for the national capital.The city health department said that from Thursday, Delhi has started providing free precautionary doses of COVID-19 vaccines to beneficiaries in the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centres.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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