Delhi records 1,808 new COVID cases, tally mounts 1.69 lakh

Delhi recorded 1,808 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.69 lakh while the death toll due to the disease rose to 4,389, authorities said.

This is the second consecutive day when Delhi recorded over 1,800 new cases in August.

Twenty fatalities have been



recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

On Thursday, 22 deaths were reported and the daily cases count was 1,840, the highest single-day spike in August till now.

The active cases tally on Friday rose to 13,550 from 13,208 the previous day.