Delhi reports 1,383 new cases amid call to ramp up testing

Delhi on Tuesday recorded 1,383 fresh infections with the positivity rate falling to 7.22% owing to increased testing. One fatality was reported compared with six on Monday, when 1,060 new cases were reported with a positivity rate of 10.09% from 10,506 tests.

New Delhi: The number of patients admitted to hospitals went up on Tuesday. Delhi Corona app showed 259 patients with 75 in the ICU and 64 on oxygen support, including 11 on ventilator support.

Gurgaon, meanwhile, reported 389 new cases. on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 9.7%. It has recorded 5,499 cases this month, averaging 262 daily. Currently, it has 1,683 active cases, with 22 patients admitted to hospitals. Between June 1 and 12, less than 10 patients were in hospitals. Since June 14, between 13 and 22 patients have been hospitalised.