The district reported 1,129 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 78,558.
This is the highest one-day record recorded in the district’s second wave. This is also the sixth day in a row that the daily count has passed the 1,000 mark. The total number of COVID-19 cases reported this month is 16,260.
Meanwhile, the death toll passed the 600 mark and hit 603. Five more people died from the virus in the past 24 hours. The total number of COVID-19 deaths reported in April is 57.
The number of active COVID-19 cases is 9,179. With 685 people recovering, the total number of recoveries is 68,776.