India, Sept. 1 -- Delhi reported 2,312 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday - the highest in 59 days - according to the Delhi government. This is the second time in a week that the number of new cases has breached the 2,000-mark in the city.

The rise in cases came on a day when the city conducted 24,198 daily tests - the second-highest tests ever recorded since August 8, when the city tested 24,592 samples. The number of cases had declined for a day in between due to fewer tests - just over 14,000 - being conducted on Sunday. On an average, Delhi conducted at least 20,691 tests per day, in the last seven days.

Along with the rising number of cases, the positivity rate - the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of those overall ...