COVID positivity rate dipped below 7% in Delhi: Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain informed that the COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped below 7% as the national capital recovers from the third wave of the pandemic.

"Positivity rate has declined below 7%.

It is expected to go below 5% in the next few days.

Currently, more than 1600 ICU beds are available in hospitals in Delhi," said Delhi Health Minister.

Delhi has already overcome two waves of the novel coronavirus, and is currently fighting the third and the strongest wave which saw daily cases going above 8,000.

For the past few days, the national capital has seen fewer than 5,000 cases of COVID-19 with positivity rate continuously declining.