Photos: Delhi worst COVID-19 hit city in India, overtakes Mumbai

Delhi on June 24 surpassed Mumbai to become the worst coronavirus hit city in India. With 3,390 new cases on June 25, Delhi's coronavirus tally now stands at 73,780. Delhi plans to conduct a sero-survey of 20,000 people across 11 districts in the national capital by July 10 and house-to-house screening by July 6. Active cases in the national capital currently stand at 26,588.

Updated on: Jun 26, 2020 10:45 AM IST

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A medical professional shows COVID-19 test results conducted at Gandhi Nagar in New Delhi. With 3,788 fresh cases, Delhi’s coronavirus tally rose to over 70,000 on June 24, surpassing Mumbai to become the worst hit city in the country. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Medical professionals arrive to conduct house-to-house screening as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus infection in Gokul Nagar, Mumbai on June 23. With 64 new fatalities, the death toll in Delhi climbed to 2,429 as of yesterday. Delhi now reports the highest number of cases and deaths after Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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A medical professional pours a sample into a COVID-19 Ag antigen test kit well at a government school in Bapa Nagar, New Delhi. According to a PTI report, for the last six days, Delhi has recorded 3,402 cases on an average daily. Active cases in the national capital currently stand at 26,588. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Medical professionals and police personnel work together during sample collection for COVID-19 testing in Pilanji Village, New Delhi on June 23. According to the revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the COVID-19 response plan, house-to-house screening will be conducted in Delhi by July 6. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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A medical professional collects a swab sample from a woman while a child looks on at SDMC Primary School in Govindpuri, New Delhi on June 24. A sero-survey in the national capital will start from June 27 and will be completed by July 10. Under this survey, 20,000 tests are planned to be done across the city and people of all age groups, reported PTI. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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Cardboard beds being assembled and placed in Radha Soami Satsang Beas Center for COVID-19 patients in Chhatarpur, New Delhi on June 24. On June 25, Lt. Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal chaired a Delhi Disaster Management Authority meeting yesterday where he reversed an order that mandated all COVID-19 patients to visit state-run care facilities for clinical assessment. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia inspect an emergency COVID-19 care centre set up at Shehnai Banquet Hall in New Delhi on June 24. 100 beds are set up inside this temporary care centre for coronavirus patients attached to the LNJP Hospital. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)