NEW DELHI: India’s Covid case count increased for the 16th day in a row, with 15,002 new cases registered on Tuesday. The seven-day moving average of daily cases in the country has increased steadily since February 14, when the average stood at 11,430, to 15,686 on March 2, a growth of 37%.
However, the death toll from the virus remained below 100 for a second day, with 98 deaths reported in the country on Tuesday. The deaths reported the day before were 91, which occurred after six days of more than 100 daily victims. With this, the total number of victims of the pandemic in India has risen to 1,57,387, which translates into a fatality rate of 1.4%.
Maharashtra again accounted for more than half the death toll in India with 54 deaths, followed by Kerala (16), Punjab (10) and Karnataka (7).
The rebound in the pandemic in Punjab remains a cause for concern. The state recorded 730 new cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day increase in nearly four months since December 6, when the count was 802. In Kerala, cases continue to decline gradually. The state added 2,938 cases Tuesday. This was the first time since September that daily cases had dropped below the 3,000 mark (except on Mondays, when cases drop sharply due to decreased testing over the weekend).
Tamil Nadu registered 462 new cases, followed by Gujarat (454) and Karnataka (437). All three are among the states that reported an increase in infections last week. India is among a handful of countries around the world where cases are increasing in recent days.
However, the death toll from the virus remained below 100 for a second day, with 98 deaths reported in the country on Tuesday. The deaths reported the day before were 91, which occurred after six days of more than 100 daily victims. With this, the total number of victims of the pandemic in India has risen to 1,57,387, which translates into a fatality rate of 1.4%.
Maharashtra again accounted for more than half the death toll in India with 54 deaths, followed by Kerala (16), Punjab (10) and Karnataka (7).
The rebound in the pandemic in Punjab remains a cause for concern. The state recorded 730 new cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day increase in nearly four months since December 6, when the count was 802. In Kerala, cases continue to decline gradually. The state added 2,938 cases Tuesday. This was the first time since September that daily cases had dropped below the 3,000 mark (except on Mondays, when cases drop sharply due to decreased testing over the weekend).
Tamil Nadu registered 462 new cases, followed by Gujarat (454) and Karnataka (437). All three are among the states that reported an increase in infections last week. India is among a handful of countries around the world where cases are increasing in recent days.
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