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Delhi's Covid-19 death toll has jumped by 82 in the last 24 hours, due to inclusion of 69 deaths that were reported late
New Delhi: Delhi's Covid-19 death toll has jumped by 82 in the last 24 hours, due to the inclusion of 69 deaths that were reported late, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday.
He said 13 deaths occurred on Friday while the remaining 69 took place in the last 34 days and were reported late.
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CoronavirusThe total deaths due to Covid-19 in Delhi have mounted to 398 so far, Health Minister Satyendra Jain said.
Sisodia said there was no need to panic since Delhi's rate of recovery from the virus infection was around 50 percent.
File PhotoJain said out of 69 late reported deaths, 52 took place at Safdarjung Hospital.
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Fresh 1,106 coronavirus cases have been reported, taking total tally in Delhi to over 17,000, he said.
