Delhi records 11,684 fresh COVID cases, 38 fatalities; over 15,000 people take 'precautionary dose'

Delhi logged 11,684 fresh COVID-19 cases and 38 more deaths on Tuesday, while the positivity rate declined to 22.47 per cent, according to a bulletin issued by the city health department. The national capital had reported 12,527 fresh COVID cases and 24 deaths due to the disease on Monday. A total of 52,002 tests were conducted to detect the infection on Monday, higher than the 44,762 tests carried out on Sunday. A total of 2,730 patients are admitted to hospitals, including 139 on ventilator. The case tally has climbed to 17,34,181 in Delhi while the death toll due to COVID has gone up to 25,425. The number of active cases in the city stands at 78,112, including 63,432 patients in home isolation. A total of 15,414 people, including 2,736 healthcare workers, got their “precautionary doses” of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital on Tuesday, according to government data. As many as 4,878 people aged above 60 and 7,800 frontline workers also got their third doses. On Monday, 18,795 people aged above 60, frontline and healthcare workers had taken their third dose. A total of 1,62,875 people have so far got their precautionary dose in the capital. India started giving a precautionary dose from January 10 to people aged 60 or more, healthcare workers and frontline workers who took their second dose of vaccine nine months ago. The beneficiaries have been receiving a precautionary dose of the same vaccine they took 39 weeks ago. According to government data, over 2.88 crore doses have been administered in the city since the inoculation exercise started on January 16 last year. As many as 1.20 crore people have received both the doses.\ Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.