156 new cases, 1 death in city

Gurgaon: The city on Saturday reported 156 new cases of Covid-19, a drop from 169 cases recorded on Friday. The number of active cases has also come down to 953; seven are hospitalised and remaining are in home isolation. The positivity rate is 3.29%.
A 68-year-old woman suffering from coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension succumbed to the infection on Saturday. The death toll now stands at 999. She was fully vaccinated.
On Saturday, Gurgaon tested 4,744 people. The health officials said that even though fewer people are testing positive, around 5,000 tests are conducted every day.
“A majority of the cases reporting positive are from large gatherings. People who are still testing positive have either attended gatherings or are contacts of people who have been to such event. We will continue to test around 5,000 people to contain the spread,” said Virender Yadav, chief medical officer. The health department and private healthcare institutions inoculated 4,790 people on Saturday.
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