Delhi take tally of coronavirus to over 70,000 with 3,788 fresh cases

Delhi recorded 3,788 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the tally in the city over the 70,000-mark, while the death toll from the disease climbed to 2,365, authorities said.

With this Delhi has already overtaken worst-hit city Mumbai’s COVID-19 tally of 68,410 on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the national capital reported the highest single-day spike till date of 3,947.

 

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Friday-Sunday, 3,000 or more fresh cases were reported per day here. On Monday, 2,909 cases were recorded. Sixty-four fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, the Delhi health department bulletin said on Wednesday.

The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 2,301 on Tuesday. The bulletin said the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 2,365, and the total number of cases mounted to 70,390.