Delhi on Tuesday reported its biggest rise in daily new coronavirus infections with 6,725 cases, data from the health bulletin showed. The city now has a total of 4,03,096 cases, pushing the positivity rate to 11.29% amid worsening air pollution and the festival season.
This is the first time that the number of daily cases has crossed the 6,000-mark. The previous highest single-day rise – 5,891 cases – was recorded last week on October 30. Meanwhile, the toll jumped to 6,652 with 48 more deaths. As many as 3,60,069 people have recovered from the disease.
Delhi had recorded over 5,000 new cases for five days continously, ending Sunday when the count stood at 5,664.
Earlier in the day, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal and Manipur are among the states showing a rise in active cases in India. Bhushan, while addressing a press…