New Delhi: The national capital recorded 7,340 COVID-19 cases in a day taking the infection tally to over 4.82 lakh on Saturday, while 96 new fatalities during the same period pushed the death toll in the city to 7,519, authorities said.These fresh cases were detected from 49,645 tests, including 19,635 RT-PCR ones, conducted the previous day.
The positivity rate in the city was 14.78 per cent amid festivities and rising pollution, according to a bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.The highest single-day spike of 8,593 cases was recorded on Wednesday and 85 fatalities were recorded that day.