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NEW DELHI: The number of new Covid-19 infections across the country fell to a three-day low on Tuesday, even as India’s total count cases was about to cross 75,000. However, the death toll from the virus increased by 121, the second highest in a single day so far.
With 74,347 coronavirus To date, India has overtaken Canada as the 12th most affected country in the world, one point below China, where the virus had originated. States reported up to 3,543 new cases, less than the figures for the past two days (3,613 and 4,308).
Maharashtra recorded as many as 53 Covid-related deaths on Tuesday, which is the highest single-day figure on Sunday and represents 44% of the nationwide reported deaths during the day. Gujarat reported 24 deaths, 21 in Ahmedabad alone, while Delhi recorded 13, including several deaths from previous days. Again, New Delhi experienced an increase in cases, and the city government confirmed 406 new ones since the previous day’s update, bringing the total count to more than 7,500. Madhya Pradesh also saw an increase in cases, with 201 reported on Tuesday.
For the seventh day in a row, Maharashtra added more than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19, reporting 1,026 on Tuesday to bring the total in the state to 24,427. In the past six days, Maharashtra has added 8,902 cases, of which more than 5,000 were in Mumbai. The city registered 426 cases on Tuesday, its lowest level in the last 11 days and a drop of almost 46% compared to the 782 cases registered on Monday. The total number of cases in Mumbai on Tuesday was 14521.
The virus continues to rise Tamil Nadu, which added another 716 cases on Tuesday. Public health authorities sat down to review their urban containment plan on Tuesday after Chennai recorded more than 500 new cases for the third consecutive day and the state’s Covid-19 count rose to 8,718. Eight deaths were also reported taking the toll to 61.
In Uttar Pradesh, where 112 new cases were detected, an evaluation of the data revealed that 41% of the state’s Covid-affected districts had fewer than 10 cases each.
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