India’s national capital recorded zero Covid deaths for the fifth straight day on Tuesday, August 24. Delhi witnessed 39 new COVID cases during this period, pushing the tally of COVID cases to over 14.37 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 25,079, according to the health department release.

Notably, This is the 15th time since the start of the second Covid wave that Delhi logged zero fatality in a day. As many as 114 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 positivity rate in Delhi stood at 0.06 percent. According to a health bulletin issued by the govt of Delhi, 64,810 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

On Monday, Delhi reported 17 cases of COVID and zero daily deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 0.04 percent. Earlier on n Sunday, it reported 24 COVID-19 cases and zero fatalities, and the positivity rate stood at 0.04 percent. The case tally stands at 14,37,485 in Delhi, including 14,11,995 patients who have either been discharged or have migrated or recovered. The number of active cases is 411, of which 106 are in home isolation.

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