A senior Ministry of Defence official has tested positive for #COVID19. After his test result came out, a large number of of defence officials got themselves tested. Many officials who had come in contact with him have also gone in self-quarantine: Sources. #Delhi
AA record single-day spike of 1,513 cases took the Covid-19 tally in Delhi past the 23,000-mark on Wednesday and the death toll due to the disease climbed to 606, authorities said.
The previous highest single-day spike of 1,298 cases was recorded on Tuesday.
In a bulletin, the Delhi health department said the death toll due to coronavirus has risen to 606 and the number of cases has mounted to 23,645 in the national capital.
Singapore and China agreed to ease quarantine requirements for business and official travelers as countries in Asia slowly take steps to ease back to normal, while Japan reportedly debates scaling back its Olympics to avoid cancellation. In the U.S., New York reported the lowest daily death toll and hospitalization rate since its outbreak began, leading Governor Andrew Cuomo to declare victory over the virus.
Total cases passed the 6.4-million mark globally while deaths exceeded 383,000.
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