New Delhi: The coronavirus death toll in Delhi has mounted to 208, while 660 fresh cases of Covid-19 infection have been reported today, the highest single-day spike, taking the total in the city to 12,319, authorities said.
The previous highest spike in fresh cases, 571, was recorded on May 21. This is the first time in Delhi that over 600 COVID-19 cases have been reported in a day.
Thursday was the third consecutive day, when 500 or more fresh cases were recorded in a day in the national capital. In a bulletin issued on Friday, the Delhi Health Department said, the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 208, and the total number of cases mounted to 12,319.