NEW DELHI: India has recorded almost exactly the same number of new Covid-19 cases for two consecutive days, and this week’s count so far remains below last week’s numbers, pointing to an ongoing recession of the pandemic in the country. On Friday, India reported 36,757 new cases, while the previous day’s count was 36,746. The daily count has stayed within a narrow range of 36,000 to 37,000 for the past four days, while last week’s numbers were mostly above 40,000. The daily case count has remained below 40,000 for six consecutive days. The cumulative case volume surpassed 96 lakh on Friday.
However, deaths have been a bit higher this week compared to the previous one. On Friday, there were 508 deaths, the fourth day in a row that the death toll stood at 500 or more. Last week, in just one day, Covid deaths crossed 500. Active cases, meanwhile, continued to fall. Friday saw a drop of around 6,700, bringing the bill to around 4.1 lakh. Recoveries continued to rise after crossing 90 lakh on Thursday, with around 43,000 more patients declared cured.
For the fourth day in a row, Kerala led the new case count with 5,718 new infections, followed by Maharashtra (5,229), Delhi (4,067), Bengal (3,206) and Uttar Pradesh (1,985). Maharashtra continued to record the highest number of deaths, with 127 more deaths on Friday, followed by Delhi (73), Bengal (52), Kerala and Uttar Pradesh (both 29). For the third day in a row, Maharashtra reported more than 5,000 cases and more than 100 deaths.
However, deaths have been a bit higher this week compared to the previous one. On Friday, there were 508 deaths, the fourth day in a row that the death toll stood at 500 or more. Last week, in just one day, Covid deaths crossed 500. Active cases, meanwhile, continued to fall. Friday saw a drop of around 6,700, bringing the bill to around 4.1 lakh. Recoveries continued to rise after crossing 90 lakh on Thursday, with around 43,000 more patients declared cured.
For the fourth day in a row, Kerala led the new case count with 5,718 new infections, followed by Maharashtra (5,229), Delhi (4,067), Bengal (3,206) and Uttar Pradesh (1,985). Maharashtra continued to record the highest number of deaths, with 127 more deaths on Friday, followed by Delhi (73), Bengal (52), Kerala and Uttar Pradesh (both 29). For the third day in a row, Maharashtra reported more than 5,000 cases and more than 100 deaths.
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