Delhi reports 1,313 new Covid-19 cases, highest single-day spike in 7 months

Delhi registered 1,313 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the highest single-day spike in seven months.

Delhi Thursday recorded 1,313 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day spike since May 26, as the positivity rate mounted to 1.73 per cent, with Health Minister Satyendar Jain cautioning that the new coronavirus variant Omicron is gradually spreading in the community.

The daily case count breached the 1,000-mark after a gap of seven months. On May 28, the city had logged 1,141 cases.