For the first time since July 1, India’s daily Covid-19 case count fell below 20,000 on Monday, even as the country’s dwindling active case count slipped below the 3 lakh mark later. 163 days.
India recorded 18,588 new cases on Monday, the lowest single-day count since June 30, according to data collected from state governments.
In another significant development, Maharashtra no longer has the highest number of active cases in the country. The active case count in India’s hardest-hit state fell below 60,000 on Monday and was overtaken by Kerala, which has more than 60,500 people currently infected with the virus.
Kerala also recorded the highest number of new cases, with 36,539, in the past week (December 14-20). It was the only major state in the country to record a weekly increase in Covid cases, registering an increase of 3,370 cases over the previous week. Only five other states and Union territories saw an increase in cases compared to the previous week. In all of these states / UT, the increase was marginal. These include Jharkhand (283 more cases than last week) and Sikkim (+97).
As many as 29 of the 35 states / UTs saw a drop in cases, week over week. The biggest drops were recorded in Maharashtra (-12,048), Delhi (-5,653), Bengal (-3,922) and Haryana (-3,244).
In absolute terms, after Kerala, Maharashtra had the second highest number of cases with 16,102, followed by Bengal (15,033), Chhattisgarh (10,199) and Delhi (9,551).
Monday’s India-wide case count of 18,588 came primarily from a much smaller number of tests conducted in the country the day before. Sunday’s testing was down to 9 lakh, a drop of more than 2 lakh from the previous day. This was in line with the trend for lower tests on Sundays, resulting in a drop in cases every Monday.
302 deaths from the virus were reported on Monday.
Mumbai and Maharashtra recorded a sharp drop in daily case detection. The state recorded fewer than 3,000 cases (2,834) after a week, while the city’s number of daily cases dropped below 500 (463). Health officials admitted that fewer tests conducted on Sunday due to a labor shortage over the weekends could have resulted in lower numbers, but added that the Covid curve has been going down since October.
India recorded 18,588 new cases on Monday, the lowest single-day count since June 30, according to data collected from state governments.
In another significant development, Maharashtra no longer has the highest number of active cases in the country. The active case count in India’s hardest-hit state fell below 60,000 on Monday and was overtaken by Kerala, which has more than 60,500 people currently infected with the virus.
Kerala also recorded the highest number of new cases, with 36,539, in the past week (December 14-20). It was the only major state in the country to record a weekly increase in Covid cases, registering an increase of 3,370 cases over the previous week. Only five other states and Union territories saw an increase in cases compared to the previous week. In all of these states / UT, the increase was marginal. These include Jharkhand (283 more cases than last week) and Sikkim (+97).
As many as 29 of the 35 states / UTs saw a drop in cases, week over week. The biggest drops were recorded in Maharashtra (-12,048), Delhi (-5,653), Bengal (-3,922) and Haryana (-3,244).
In absolute terms, after Kerala, Maharashtra had the second highest number of cases with 16,102, followed by Bengal (15,033), Chhattisgarh (10,199) and Delhi (9,551).
Monday’s India-wide case count of 18,588 came primarily from a much smaller number of tests conducted in the country the day before. Sunday’s testing was down to 9 lakh, a drop of more than 2 lakh from the previous day. This was in line with the trend for lower tests on Sundays, resulting in a drop in cases every Monday.
302 deaths from the virus were reported on Monday.
Mumbai and Maharashtra recorded a sharp drop in daily case detection. The state recorded fewer than 3,000 cases (2,834) after a week, while the city’s number of daily cases dropped below 500 (463). Health officials admitted that fewer tests conducted on Sunday due to a labor shortage over the weekends could have resulted in lower numbers, but added that the Covid curve has been going down since October.
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