5,062 fresh COVID-19 cases take Delhi's tally to over 3.86 lakh; death toll 6,511

national capital recorded 5,062 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking infection tally to over 3.86 lakh, even as positivity rate jumped to nearly 11.5 per cent amid festivities and rising pollution in city.

se fresh cases came out of 44,330 tests conducted previous day which also coincided with a festival.

This is fourth consecutive day when over 5,000 cases have been reported in a day in city.

highest single-day spike till date here -- 5,891 cases -- was recorded on Friday.

On Saturday, 41 new fatalities were recorded, pushing death toll in national capital to 6,511, according to latest bulletin issued by Delhi health department.

tally of active cases on Saturday rose to 32,719 from 32,363 previous day, as per bulletin.

bulletin said total number of cases has climbed to 3,86,706 and positivity rate stood at 11.42 per cent.