Delhi reports 1,606 fresh COVID-19 cases takes tally to 1,15,346

Delhi recorded 1,606 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.15 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,446, authorities said. 

Thirty-five fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi health department bulletin. This is the



fourth consecutive day when fresh cases have been reported in the range of 1,000-2,000. While the cases gradually dipped in the preceding three days -- July 11 (1,781), July 12 (1,574) and July 13 (1,246), on Tuesday it saw a marginal rise to 1,606. The number of active cases on Tuesday stood at 18,664, down from 19,017 the previous day.