Delhi recorded 125 fresh cases of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, 22 December, which is the highest number of cases recorded in the past six months.
The national capital has 624 active cases so far with a recovery rate of 98.21 percent. The test positivity rate touched 0.2 percent for three consecutive days.
However, no new COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours and a total of 58 patients were discharged in this duration. The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Delhi is 25,102, with a death rate of 1.74 percent.
The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the national capital stands at 14,42,515 with a total of 289 patients in home isolation currently.
A total of 63,313 COVID-19 tests (56,511 RT-PCR and 6,802 Antigen) were conducted in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of tests in Delhi to 3,21,64,981.
A total of 184 containment zones have also been identified.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday, announced that "all District Magistrates and District DCPs shall ensure that no cultural event/gatherings/congregation/take place for celebrating Christmas or New Year in NCT of Delhi," the DDMA order reads.
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