Coronavirus (COVID-19): A total of 660 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported today, the biggest single-day spike, the authorities said. The coronavirus death count in Delhi has mounted to 208. The total number of cases in the city now stands at 12,319. This is the first time in Delhi that over 600 COVID-19 cases have been reported in a day.
According to the Delhi Health Department bulletin, out of the total 12,319 cases recorded so far, at least 1,835 are admitted to various hospitals like LNJP Hospital, RML Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) and AIIMS Jhajjhar. It said 169 patients are in intensive care unit and 27 on ventilators.
India has recorded the biggest single-day jump of 6,088 new coronavirus cases, with the total cases hitting 1,1,8447, including 3,583 deaths, Union Health Ministry figures this morning show. 148 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.
The Union health ministry on Thursday said the period of lockdown has been gainfully utilised to "ramp up the health infrastructure", with around 3,027 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals and 7,013 care centers being readied across the country to fight the disease.
