Delhi records 246 fresh COVID cases 8 deaths

New Delhi January 17Delhi registered 246 new coronavirus cases the lowest in around eight months and eight more deaths on Sunday as the positivity rate dipped to 0.36 per cent the Health Department said. The infection tally rose to 632429 and the death toll mounted to 10746 according to a health bulletin. The 246 new cases came out of the 67463 tests including 40102 RT-PCR and 27361 rapid antigen tests. The active cases dropped to 2544 from 2691 the previous day while the positivity rate dropped to 0.36 per cent the department said. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Sunday “The positivity rate has remained below 0.5 per cent for the last few days.