India reported 46,328 new cases on Friday, the highest level since November 11, as the trend of increasing cases continued for the fifth day in a row. The death toll for the day was 563, staying above 550 for the third day, although the number had dropped from Thursday’s high of 589.
For the second time in the past seven days, active cases in the country did not register a decline on Friday, another sign that the pandemic could be increasing again. The active case count remained unmoved at 4.45,804 on Friday, while it had risen by 346 last Saturday (Nov. 14). That was the first day since Oct. 1 that the count did not register a decline, according to TOI data based on state government figures.
In northern and central India, there were signs that the Covid-19 pandemic was emerging again after Diwali. While Haryana (3,104 new cases) reported more than 3,000 cases in one day for the first time, Rajasthan also reported its largest addition of 2,762 infections. Uttar Pradesh recorded 2,858 new cases, the highest since October 17, while Gujarat is the largest single-day addition of cases since September 25 at 1,420. In Madhya Pradesh, 1,528 infections were detected on Friday, the highest number since October 14.
Delhi, however, saw the daily case count reduced from 7,546 on Thursday to 6,608. The capital, however, reported an increase in deaths with 118 patients succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours. For the second day in a row, Maharashtra added more than 5,500 Covid-19 cases on Friday, with the 5,640 new cases.
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