(Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)NEW DELHI — Delhi recorded its biggest single-day jump of 8,593 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday that took its infection tally to over 4.59 lakh, while 85 new fatalities pushed the national capital’s death toll to 7,228, authorities said. The total number of cases in the city stands at 4,59,975, according to the latest health department bulletin. These fresh cases came out of 64,121 tests ― 19,304 RT-PCR and 44,817 rapid antigen ― conducted the previous day. The active cases tally on Wednesday rose to 42,629 from 41,385 the previous day, the bulletin said. The sudden spike in COVID-19 cases comes amid the festive season and rising pollution level.

Source: Huffington Post November 11, 2020 18:56 UTC