new delhi delhi on saturday recorded 72 fresh covid19 cases and one death this is a marked increase in the number of daily cases as 44 cases were reported in the city on fridaythe positivity rate has risen to 010 per cent according to data shared by the health department the coronavirus death toll in the city has now risen to 25066 according to the latest health bulletinon friday five deaths were also reported while the positivity rate had stood at 006 per cent according to official figureson thursday 61 cases with a positivity rate of 008 per cent and two deaths were recordedno death due to covid19 was recorded in delhi on wednesday while 67 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 009 per centthis was the fifth time since the starting of the second wave of the pandemic in the national capital when zero fatality had been logged in a dayon july 18 july 24 july 29 and august 2 too no death due to covid19 was recorded official data statedon march 2 this year the national capital had reported zero death due to the virus on that day the number of singleday infections stood at 217 and the positivity rate was 033 per centthe second wave swept the city during aprilmay perioddelhi reported 72 cases and one death due to the disease on saturday while the positivity rate stood at 010 per cent the health bulletin saidwith inputs from pti