New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Delhi recorded over 7,700 new coronavirus cases for the first time, with the positivity rate rising upto 15.26 percent, the Health Department said.

The highest single-day spike of 7,745 new infections came out of the 50,754 tests conducted the previous day, and the positivity rate stood at 15.26 per cent amid the festive season and rising pollution, according to a health bulletin.

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There are 41,857 active cases and the total number of infections climbed to 4,38,529. Seventy-seven new fatalities took the death toll to 6,989, it added.

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