India, June 17 -- New Delhi

The national capital on Monday reported a Covid-19-related death, taking the total to 6.No new case was recorded on the day, and active cases receded by 33, taking the total number of active cases to 649,according to the central dashboard data released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare.

The deceased was identified as a 67-year-old man, who was suffering from co-morbidities of metastatic carcinoma in his right lung, acute respiratory failure and Covid-19 pneumonia, according to the dashboard.

According to the dashboard, 33 patients were either cured, discharged or migrated since Sunday.

The Delhi government issued an advisory to all hospitals in the city a fortnight ago, directing them to st...