Coronavirus cases in Delhi cross 5000-mark, 206 more people test positive

NEW DELHI: The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital on Tuesday crossed the 5000-mark with 206 fresh cases being reported in a day, according to Delhi government authorities.

No fresh death was reported for the third successive day on Monday.

The total number of cases in the city now stands at 5,104, authorities said.


Of the total number of 64 fatalities reported till date, 33 of the deceased were aged 60 and above comprised over 51 per cent of the total death cases, they said.

Twenty of them were aged between 50-59 and 11 were aged less than 50 years, officials said.

By Monday night, the number of cases of the fatal virus in the city stood at 4,898 including 64 deaths.

On May 3, Delhi had registered its highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 427 new cases being reported.