India, June 3 -- Delhi on Monday reported 47 new Covid-19 cases - the highest single-day rise in the ongoing surge - taking the active case count to 483, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's Covid-19 dashboard. One Covid-related death was also reported, bringing the total death toll in the current surge to two.

The latest fatality was a 22-year-old woman with underlying conditions including pulmonary Koch's, post-tuberculosis lung disease, and bilateral lower respiratory tract infection.

Earlier, a 60-year-old woman also died after testing positive for Covid-19. She had been admitted for acute intestinal obstruction post-abdominal surgery. Officials said her Covid infection was incidental, noting she suffered f...