Photos: Covid-19 cases hit 61 day high as Delhi begins third sero survey

2,509 people in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus out of the 28,835 sampled on September 2, taking the numberof new cases to a 61-day high. The spike comes as the Delhi government conducts its third round of the serological survey to determine the reach of the coronavirus in the national capital. Authorities plan to cover all 272 municipal wards in a testing camp that will run from September 1-7.

Updated on: Sep 03, 2020 12:15 PM IST

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An illustration of the novel coronavirus seen on a slide at a testing centre in New Delhi on September 1. With day-on-day coronavirus cases breaching the 2,000-mark for the third time in a week, Delhi recorded 2,509 new cases on September 2, the highest since July 3 according to the Delhi government’s numbers. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A health worker behind a protective screen collects a swab sample from a woman for coronavirus testing at Patparganj Dispensary in New Delhi on September 1. The rise in cases came on a day when the city conducted 28,835 daily tests — the highest tests ever recorded in the city so far, data from the Delhi government’s health bulletin showed. (Raj K. Raj / HT Photo)

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People wait their turns for coronavirus testing at Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in New Delhi on August 31. The positivity rate – the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of those overall who have been tested – has also been increasing over the last two weeks. Delhi has recorded a seven-day average positivity rate of 8.9%, with a one-day high of 9.9% on August 30. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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A health worker standing in a hallway holds a box containing a pulse oximeter collected from a coronavirus infected person in New Delhi on August 26. “With how densely populated we are the absolute numbers are going to be huge. But what is encouraging is that our CFR (case fatality ratio) is close to 2%,” Dr Jugal Kishore, HoD Community Medicine, Safdarjung Hospital told HT while commenting on the rising cases. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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Relatives perform last rites of a family member who died of Covid-19 in New Delhi on August 30. Delhi recorded 19 new deaths due to the infection on September 2, taking the total fatalities in the city to 4,481. (Manvender Vashist / PTI)

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A health worker notes down details of collected samples for serological test at a testing centre in New Delhi on September. Alongside the rise in cases, Delhi government has also started the third round of sero-survey to help the government estimate the spread of coronavirus in the city through the prevalence of antibodies against the virus. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A health worker explains the working of an oximeter to a coronavirus patient to monitor his oxygen level in New Delhi on September 1, 2020. This third round of the survey will be conducted between September 1 and 7. (Manish Swarup / AP)

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A man wearing a mask walks past a construction site in New Delhi on August 30. According to the Delhi government the third survey will also ensure an adequate mix of people living in rural and urban areas and in recognised and unrecognised colonies as they plan to collect samples from all 272 municipal wards in the city, barring those who have already been sampled. (Manish Swarup / AP)