New Delhi, Sep 2 (TIWN) The national capital has reported the highest one-day surge of fresh coronavirus cases in a span of two months. Delhi recorded 2,312 positive cases and 18 fatalities due to COVID-19, pushing the tally to1,77,060 while the death toll has risen to 4,462.

The last biggest one-day spike was seen on July 4 when 2,505 cases were reported. Since then, the cases had been declining and had hit a plateau ranging between 900 to 1,100 daily. In fact, the daily infections of COVID-19 were limited to under 1,000 for a while. However, it has started recording more than 1,700 cases in the past seven days. On three occasions, the cases crossed the 2,000-mark as well, including on Tuesday.