New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Delhi recorded its biggest single-day jump of 4,321 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the city's tally to over 2.14 lakh, authorities said.

This is the fourth successive day when over 4,000 fresh cases have been recorded in Delhi.

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Twenty-eight fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 4,715, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

A total of 60,000 tests were conducted for the second consecutive day in the national capital.

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The number of active cases rose to 28,059 on Saturday from 26,907 the previous day.

The death toll due to COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 4,687 on Friday. PTI KND

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