591 New COVID-19 Cases In Delhi In Last 24 Hours, 23 Deaths Reported In National Capital In Single Day

The Health report said that the cumulative death figures refer to fatalities where primary cause of death was found to be the infection, as per the report of the Death Audit Committee on the basis of case sheets received from various hospitals.

New Delhi: The coronavirus cases have grown at an alarming pace in the national capital territory Delhi over the past week with the total COVID-19 cases inching towards the thirteen thousand mark on Saturday.

As per the latest figures released by the Delhi Health Department said on Saturday, the COVID-19 tally was reported at 12,910 with 591 fresh cases spiking up in the last 24 hours. What is even more alarming is the death toll which now stands at 231 with 23 new deaths recorded in a day.Out of the total cases, 6,412 are active. As per the Delhi Health reports, 23 new deaths were added in the tally taking the total COVID toll in the national capital to 231. The Health report said that the cumulative death figures refer to fatalities where primary cause of death was found to be the infection, as per the report of the Death Audit Committee on the basis of case sheets received from various hospitals. "At least 6,267 patients have recovered from coronavirus so far in Delhi while 6,412 cases are active," the Health Department said. The Coronavirus cases in India have surged past the 1.2 lakh mark with the latest COVID-19 positive patients tally reported at 1,25,101, including 3,720 deaths and 51,784 recoveries, according to health ministry's figures released on Saturday. The nation witnessed the highest ever spike of 6,654 cases in the last 24 hours. The Union Health Ministry has said the Covid-19 fatality rate has dropped minutely from 3.13 per cent to 3.02 per cent, and the authorities involved in tackling the viral infection are concentrating on containment measures and clinical management of cases.