The national Capital on Saturday recorded 795 fresh coronavirus cases and zero death, while positivity rate increased to 4.11 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

Delhi had reported 899 new coronavirus cases and four related deaths on May 13, while the positivity rate had stood at 3.34 per cent, according to official figures.

On both Thursday and Friday, daily cases were reported in excess of 600, and positivity rate had stood at over 3 per cent. Experts said people lowering their guard and vacation period are main reasons behind recent increase in coronavirus cases in national capital. Experts say everybody has lowered guard so such spikes (of cases) will happen. “Patients are recovering in three to four days, and are having fever, body ache or loose motions. The good thing is that there is no lung involvement and requirement of oxygen," experts said.

With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has increased to 19,12,063 while death toll stood at 26,218, the department said in its latest bulletin. Delhi on Friday had logged 655 COVID-19 cases and two fatalities, while positivity rate was 3.11 per cent. The city on Thursday had logged 622 COVID-19 cases and two more fatalities, while the positivity rate was 3.17 per cent. A total of 19,326 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the capital the previous day, it said.

On May 15, Delhi had reported 613 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent and three deaths. The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi had touched the record high of 28,867 on January 13 this year during third wave of pandemic. The city recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during third wave of pandemic. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi increased to 2,247 from 2,008 on Friday, the bulletin said.

As many as 1,360 patients are under home isolation, up from 1,262 the previous day, it said.

There are 9,587 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals and of those 94 are occupied, the bulletin said.