4,473 cases take Delhi tally past 2.3L

New Delhi: Delhi recorded its highest single-day spike of 4,473 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to over 2.3 lakh. Previously, on September 12, the city had recorded a maximum of 4,321 cases in a single day. In the last eight days, more than 4,000 new cases have been recorded daily except on Monday when 3,229 new cases were reported.

Officials in the state health department said the spike has been caused mainly due to increased testing and inter-state mobility.

“We have been conducting over 50,000 Covid-19 tests daily during the past one week, barring a few exceptions,” said an official.

Deaths due to Covid-19 have also gone up significantly, data shows. Between September 9 and September 16, Delhi recorded 221 Covid deaths averaging 28 fatalities daily. Also, the occupancy of ICU beds (with and without ventilator support) in both public and private hospitals designated for Covid-19 has gone up significantly. On Wednesday, 752 (61%) out of 1,235 ICU beds with ventilator support were occupied in the city.