Capital records 91 more Covid-19 deaths

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Capital records 91 more Covid-19 deaths

Friday, 27 November 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

nAt least 2,455 deaths due to coronavirus have been reported in the national Capital since October 28, when the daily rise in infections breached the mark of 5,000 cases for the first time.

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths, 91 more fatalities on Thursday pushed the city's total death toll due to the disease to 8,811.

The city reported 98 deaths on November 19, 118 on November 20, 111 on November 21, 121 each on November 22 and 23, and 109 fatalities on November 24, according to official data.

While 131 Covid-19 related deaths were recorded on November 18, the highest till date, Delhi registered its highest single-day spike of 8,593 cases on November 11.

On Thursday, Delhi had recorded 7,546 cases, followed by 6,608 on Friday, 5,879 on Saturday, 6,746 on Sunday, 4,454 on Monday, 6,224 on Tuesday, 5,246 on Wednesday and 5475 on Thursday according to the government data.

 The total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi climbed to 551262 on Thursday, of which 503717 have recovered from the virus, the data shows. Late hospital admissions leading to Covid-19  cases turning critical, shortage of ICU beds, unfavourable weather and rising pollution are among the factors experts attribute to the spike in Covid-19 deaths in Delhi, health experts have said.

Amid a spurt in the infection tally in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had Wednesday requested experts to audit Covid-19  death cases and suggest measures to reduce fatalities in the national capital. Health Minister Satyender Jain on Wednesday claimed the national capital reported the "least fatality per million" population amongst all four metro cities in the country.

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