Spike of 1,359 cases takes Delhi's COVID-19 tally to over 25K; death toll climbs to 650

New Delhi, Jun 4 () Delhi recorded 1,359 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, which took the city's COVID-19 tally past the 25,000-mark, and the death toll due to the disease mounted to 650, authorities said.

The highest single-day spike of 1,513 cases in the national capital was recorded on June 3.

In a bulletin, the Delhi health department said the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 650 and the number of cases mounted to 25,004 on Thursday.

A total of 44 fatalities were reported on June 3, which took place between May 3 and June 3, the bulletin said.

Seventeen deaths took place on June 2, it added.

The bulletin, however, said the cumulative death figure refers to fatalities where the primary cause of death was found to be COVID-19, according to a report of the Death Audit Committee on the basis of the case-sheets received from various hospitals.

On Wednesday, the number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital stood at 23,645, including 606 deaths. KND RC