New Delhi: Delhi reported 3,788 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, government data showed Wednesday evening, taking the total number of cases in the national capital to 70,390.
Over the same 24 hours 64 deaths were linked to the infectious virus, taking the total number of deaths to 2,365. This translates to a mortality rate of 3.35 per cent, which is marginally higher than the national rate of 3.17 per cent.
Data also showed that 2,124 people were discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment; the number of people to have fought of the virus has risen to 41,437. Delhi’s recovery rate is 58.8 per cent compared to India’s 56.71 per cent.
As of Wednesday evening there are 26,588 active cases in the city, with 14,844 of them ordered to isolate at home.
The massive spike in cases in Delhi has coincided with “Unlock1”, the centre’s attempt to restart economic and commercial activity in least-affected zones.
On May 23, 16 days prior to the start of “Unlock1”, there were 12,536 cases. On June 8, when “Unlock1” came into effect, Delhi had 29,561 cases.
In the 16 days since “Unlock1” Delhi has reported 40,748 coronavirus cases.
