Delhi sees highest single-day spike with 4,853 infections

Delhi on Tuesday recorded its highest single-day spike in new Covid-19 cases since the coronavirus pandemic hit the national capital. At 4,853 new cases in last 24 hours, Delhi's total tally of Covid-19 positives has reached over 3.64 lakh, authorities said.

The previous highest single-day spike of 4,473 cases was recorded on September 16.

Along with that, 44 new fatalities pushed the death toll in the national capital to 6,356, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

The 4,853 fresh cases came out of the 57,210 tests conducted the previous day.

The active cases tally on Tuesday rose to 27,873 from 25,786 the previous day, as per the bulletin.

The bulletin said that the total number of cases has climbed to 3,64,341.