Coronavirus: Delhi registers its biggest single-day spike in two months as it prepares to resume Metro
New Delhi : Delhi has registered its highest single-day spike in last two months with fresh 2,509 coronavirus cases registered on Wednesday. With this the total number of infections in the national capital has reached to 1,79,569. The last biggest one-day spike was 2,520 cases on July 3.
According to the official data available, the sudden spike in the number of coronavirus cases has been registered in last few days after a long downward trend.
The death count due to COVID-19 in the city stands at 4,481 after 19 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
The surge in number of coronavirus cases has been registered at a time when the national capital is gearing up to resume the metro train services from September 7.
The SOPs have been announced for the operations of Delhi Metro. The entry and exit gates of metro rail networks at containment zones will remain shut, and waiting time will increase to 5-7 minutes as trains will be sanitised at turnaround points.
Delhi's recovery rate of COVID-19 patients stands at 88.31 per cent, informed the Delhi Chief Minister's office on Wednesday. A total of 8,407 patients are in home isolation while 5,586 patients have been hospitalised, the CMO further informed.
India on Thursday recorded a single-day spike of 78,357 cases, pushing the tally to 37,69,523, the Union Health Ministry data this morning showed. The death count has risen to 66,333 with 1,045 new fatalities.
