6,842 new coronavirus cases with 51 fatalities in Delhi

For the second consecutive day, Delhi recorded the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases as 6,800 fresh COVID-19 cases detected in the national capital on Wednesday. With this, the tally has 4.09 lakh, while 51 new fatalities has pushed the death toll to 6,703 in Delhi.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called it a third wave of coronavirus pandemic in the city as it has seen a jump in cases for a few days. "Delhi has witnessed a jump in the number of COVID-19 cases. I



think we can call it the third wave," he told reporters.

According to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department, "The 6,842 fresh cases were detected following the 58,910 tests conducted the previous day, and the positivity rate stood at 11.61 percent amid the festive season and rising pollution in the city." 

This is the second consecutive day when the number of daily cases has crossed the 6000-mark. On Tuesday, 6,725 cases were recorded.