The capital recorded 131 fresh Covid-19 cases the lowest since February 22. While the positivity rate dropped to 0.22% 16 fatalities took place on Monday. Monday's death toll was the lowest since April 5 when 15 people had succumbed to the disease. With the postivity rate remaining below 1% mark for two weeks, Delhi government had on Sunday announced partial lifting of curbs on restaurants and weekly markets from June 15. Since April 19, both daily cases and single-day death count had been spiralling up. The highest in the capital since the beginning of the Covid-19 pendemic. On April 22, the case positivity rate was 36.2% the highest so far. A total of 448 deaths was reported on May 3. However, the number of cases has shown a downward trend of late. The positivity rate, too, has been shrinking. In the last 24 hours, offcials, said a total of 59,556 tests, including 47,547 RT-PCR tests were conducted. The total number of cases reported in the city so far stood at 14,31,240 while over 14 lakh patients have recovered from the virus. Delhi now has 3,345 active cases. The occupancy of Covid beds also reduced to 7% with only 2,013 of the total 27,456 beds currently occupied. D.R AK Grover, chairperson of department of ophthalmology at Apollo Hospital said they were conducting a study to assess the spread of mucormycosis in the first and the second wave. "Preliminary analysis of the data suggests that the fungal infections is affecting younger patients and early in the disease course this time, as compared to the previous speak, "the doctor added. The fitness expert is happy to find that people want to resume their exercises under someone's guidance and are taking post Covid recovery seriously. She regularly goes on social medai to urge people to listen to their body, do breathing exercises.
