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COVID-19 | Delhi reports 227 new virus cases, 8 deaths

81,550 tests were done in 24 hours

January 22, 2021 12:15 am | Updated 10:18 am IST - New Delhi

Staff Reporter
**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @raghav_chadha ON THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 2021** New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha inspects ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_21_2021_000116B)

**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @raghav_chadha ON THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 2021** New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha inspects ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_21_2021_000116B)

Delhi witnessed 227 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the city to 6,33,276, according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Thursday.

Also, eight more deaths have been reported in 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to 10,782. A total of 81,550 tests was done in a day.

Recoveries

Of the total cases, 6,20,374 people have recovered and there are 2,120 active cases in Delhi, the bulletin stated.

The positivity rate of COVID-19 cases was 0.28% on Thursday and the overall positivity till now is 6.24%, as per the bulletin.

Containment zones

There were 2,107 containment zones in Delhi as on Thursday.

Out of the total 9,103 beds available for COVID-19 treatment in the national capital, 8,099 beds were vacant.

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