Delhi records 3,390 new Covid cases, 64 deaths in last 24 hours

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New Delhi: The national capital on Thursday witnessed a spike of 3,390 Covid-19 cases and 64 deaths, taking the total tally to 73,780.

On Wednesday, Delhi had surpassed Mumbai in the number of Covid-19 cases, thereby becoming India’s worst-hit city.

According to the Delhi government data, as many as 3,328 people have recovered in the last 24 hours. Till now,  44,765 people have recovered, while 2,429 have succumbed to the deadly disease.

Over 17,305 Covid-19 tests were conducted on Thursday as against 19,059 conducted the previous day. In total, 4,380,12 tests have been conducted in the national capital so far.

Currently, 6,241 beds are occupied in the hospitals, 1,585 in the dedicated Covid Care Centres and 344 in the dedicated Covid Health Centres. Over 15,159 people are in home isolation. Delhi has a total of 280 containment zones.

IANS