Coronavirus cases in Delhi cross 2,000-mark; death toll rises to 45: Authorities

The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital on Sunday climbed to 2,003, with 110 fresh cases and two deaths being reported in a day, according to the Delhi government authorities.

Of the total number of 45 fatalities reported till date in Delhi, 25 were aged 60 and above, making 56 per cent of the total death cases, the Delhi Health Department said.

Ten of them were in the age group of 50-59 and 10 were aged less than 50 years, officials said.

By Saturday night, the number of cases of the deadly virus in the city stood at 1,893, including 43 deaths.

With two more fatalities reported, the death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi has jumped to 45.

A one-and-a-half-month-old baby died of the coronavirus infection on Saturday at a hospital here, making him the country's youngest victim of the deadly disease.

This is also perhaps the first case of fatality of an infant due to COVID-19 in the national capital.

The baby died at Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital attached to the ...