1,462 fresh COVID-19 cases take Delhi's tally to 1,20,107; death toll rises to 3,571

New Delhi, July 17

Delhi recorded 1,462 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.2 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,571, authorities said.

Twenty-six fatalities were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the Delhi Health Department bulletin.

This is the seventh consecutive day when fresh cases have been reported in the range of 1,000 to 2,000.

However, the number of fresh cases reported on Friday was less than the figures on Thursday (1,652).

The number of active cases on Friday stood at 17,235, down from 17,407 the previous day.

On June 23, the national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases, till date.

The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 3,545 on Thursday.

The bulletin on Friday said the death toll from COVID-19 had risen to 3,571 and the total number of cases had mounted to 1,20,107. PTI