NEW DELHI: As Covid-19 infections surged to an unprecedented level in India over the weekend, the country moved to the center of the global pandemic scene, accounting for more than 40% of all cases recorded around the world on Sunday.
Cases in India on both Saturday and Sunday were higher than those in the United States and Brazil, the other two worst-affected countries combined.
Meanwhile, new infections in India fell to 74,960 on Monday after a sharp drop in tests, but deaths soared to 1,125, the highest in a single day so far, bringing the total balance to 72,725, according to data collected by TOI from state governments. .
Daily cases in India had surpassed 94,000 on Sunday and were close to 90,000 the day before. Altogether, India recorded nearly 1.84,000 new infections over the weekend.
In contrast, the United States reported 73,202 infections during the week and Brazil 45,805, according to data from worldometers.info. Together, the two countries accounted for less than 1.2 lakh of cases. On Monday, deaths from the virus in the country topped 1,100 for the first time, and Maharashtra recorded as many as 423 deaths, the highest in a single day in the state.
The previous highest in Maharashtra was 422 deaths on August 18. India had also recorded 1,099 deaths, the highest before Monday’s tally. With a massive increase in infections, Maharashtra’s share of national cases surpassed 20% last week (Aug 31-Sept 6) for the first time in several weeks.
The state’s share rose to 21.7%. On Monday, Maharashtra reported 16,429 new cases, down from Sunday’s high of more than 23,000. Meanwhile, the total number of cases in Andhra Pradesh surpassed 5 lakh on Monday, while the count in Karnataka surpassed 4 lakh. Andhra Pradesh has the second highest case count in the country after Maharashtra and Karnataka ranks fourth behind Tamil Nadu.
Cases in India on both Saturday and Sunday were higher than those in the United States and Brazil, the other two worst-affected countries combined.
Meanwhile, new infections in India fell to 74,960 on Monday after a sharp drop in tests, but deaths soared to 1,125, the highest in a single day so far, bringing the total balance to 72,725, according to data collected by TOI from state governments. .
Daily cases in India had surpassed 94,000 on Sunday and were close to 90,000 the day before. Altogether, India recorded nearly 1.84,000 new infections over the weekend.
In contrast, the United States reported 73,202 infections during the week and Brazil 45,805, according to data from worldometers.info. Together, the two countries accounted for less than 1.2 lakh of cases. On Monday, deaths from the virus in the country topped 1,100 for the first time, and Maharashtra recorded as many as 423 deaths, the highest in a single day in the state.
The previous highest in Maharashtra was 422 deaths on August 18. India had also recorded 1,099 deaths, the highest before Monday’s tally. With a massive increase in infections, Maharashtra’s share of national cases surpassed 20% last week (Aug 31-Sept 6) for the first time in several weeks.
The state’s share rose to 21.7%. On Monday, Maharashtra reported 16,429 new cases, down from Sunday’s high of more than 23,000. Meanwhile, the total number of cases in Andhra Pradesh surpassed 5 lakh on Monday, while the count in Karnataka surpassed 4 lakh. Andhra Pradesh has the second highest case count in the country after Maharashtra and Karnataka ranks fourth behind Tamil Nadu.
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