Delhi due to the deadly virus in less than a month.The national capital has witnessed 2,364 deaths due to Covid-19 since 28 October, when the daily rise in infections breached the mark of 5,000 cases for the first time, according to the Health Ministry's official data.Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths, 99 more fatalities on Wednesday pushed the city's total death toll due to the infection to 8,720.
It was after five days that Delhi recorded single-day deaths below 100. The city reported 98 deaths on November 19, 118 on November 20, 111 on November 21, 121 each on November 22 and 23, and 109 fatalities on November 24, according to official data.