Capital: 2,000+ cases reported in a day

NEWDELHI: The city recorded 2,224 Covid-19 cases on Sunday in the highest single-day spike, taking the infection tally to over 41,000, while the death toll mounted to 1,327, authorities said.

This is the third successive day when over 2,000 cases have been reported in a day in Delhi. The previous highest spike in new cases—2,137—was on June 12.

Fifty-six fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, the Delhi health department said in a bulletin on Sunday.The bulletin also said the death toll has risen to 1,327, and the total number of cases has mounted to 41,182.

Delhi chief secretary Vijay Dev held a meeting with senior officials to ramp up the testing facilities to 10,000 in next two days, have 100% house-to-house survey in containment zones and comply with other directions of the Union home ministry.