The national Capital recorded 1,215 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 1.57 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 4,257, authorities said. Twenty-two fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi Government’s health bulletin.
This is the highest number of deaths since August 7, when the city recorded 23 fatalities, according to the data.
The death toll due to the disease has mounted to 4,257, it said. The number of deaths recorded on Tuesday and Wednesday was 12 and 9 respectively.
The city has so far recorded a total of 1,57,354 cases, of which 1,41,826 have recovered or been discharged. The recovery rate stands at 90.13 per cent, it said.
There are 11,271 active cases, of which 5,707 are under home isolation.