India’s capital region, which includes New Delhi, recorded its highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a single day

Authorities in the Indian capital region of Delhi said 104 people died of Covid-19 on Thursday, the highest number of fatalities there in a single day.

At least 7,228 people have now died in Delhi from the novel coronavirus.

Delhi reported 7,053 cases on Thursday, bringing the total in the capital region to 467,028. Of those, 43,116 cases are considered active.

While cases are picking up in Delhi, the number of reported coronavirus infections in the country as a whole have dropped since September. India recorded 44,879 new cases across the country Thursday, the sixth day in a row that number was fewer than 50,000.

India hit its current peak on September 17, when authorities report 97,894 new cases in a 24-hour period.

To date, 8,728,795 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in India, 93% of whom have recovered.