Sub-Inspector Meena, who was wounded by a bullet in the fighting in Jahangirpuri, northwest Delhi, said on Sunday that police had initially calmed the situation before a gang began throwing stones and firing at security officers.
Today's case count of 2,183 new Covid cases is up 89.8% over yesterday's case count of 1,150 cases.
On Wednesday, the city received an average of 8.5 millimetres of rain, but on Thursday, it received 12 millimetres.