Delhi records 338 more COVID-19 deaths

The daily COVID-19 bulletin for May 4 was released at around 9 a.m. on May 5.

May 05, 2021 09:19 am | Updated 09:27 am IST - New Delhi

People on the way to an oxygen plant for refilling medical oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients who are home quarantined and need medical oxygen, during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic in West Delhi.

People on the way to an oxygen plant for refilling medical oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients who are home quarantined and need medical oxygen, during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic in West Delhi.

Delhi reported 338 more COVID-19 -related deaths in 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to 17,752, according to a health bulletin dated Tuesday.

However, the Delhi government did not release the daily bulletin on Tuesday and it was released around 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

Also, 19,953 new cases were reported, taking the total cases to 12,32,942.

A total of 74,654 tests were done in a day, the bulletin said. The positivity of new cases was 26.73%.

Of the total cases, 11,24,771 people have recovered and there are 90,419 active cases.

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