Record number of Covid-19 deaths in Delhi, as India gears up for 'silent Diwali'

Delhi has recorded its highest single-day Covid-19 death toll, as cases in India’s densely-populated capital continue to surge amid a nationwide drop in new infections. On Thursday, Delhi reported 104 fatalities and over 7,000 new infections for the eighth consecutive day, with its “third wave” coinciding with falling temperatures and air pollution rising to severe levels. The number of new daily cases in India, which has recorded the world’s second-highest total caseload