India, May 31 -- A 60-year-old woman died after testing positive for Covid-19 while undergoing treatment for other severe health conditions at a Delhi hospital, a health official said on Sunday.

It marks the Capital's first Covid-19 death amid a recent increase in cases of the viral infection.

According to officials, the woman had severe co-morbidities and the Covid-19 finding was incidental. She had been diagnosed with acute intestinal obstruction post-abdominal surgery.

According to government data, the city reported 56 Covid-19 cases on May 30, taking the total number of cases to 294.

Earlier on Fridya, Delhi health minister Pankaj Singh had said that there was "no Covid (pandemic)" in the city.

Speaking to HT on Friday, he said, ...