India recorded the largest increase in a day since September 19 last year with more than 93,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to data from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday morning. , which raises the country’s account to beyond 12.48 million. There were 93,249 infections and 513 deaths related to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health dashboard showed at 8 a.m. With this, the country’s account has increased to 12,485,509 and its death toll to 164,623.
India, the third country hardest hit by the pandemic, reported 89,129 Covid-19 cases in one day on Saturday, the highest daily increase in around six and a half months. The increase in coronavirus disease cases reported on Saturday was the highest since September 20 last year: 92,605 infections were recorded in 24 hours that day. The 714 deaths in one day were also the highest since October 21.
The number of people who have recovered from the viral illness rose to 11,629,289, data from the Health Ministry also showed. The national recovery rate has fallen further to 93.14%.
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The number of daily cases of Covid-19 peaked in September last year with 97,894 infections recorded on the 17th of the month. India began to witness a gradual decline in cases of the coronavirus disease after that.
The health ministry said on Saturday that eight states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, have shown a sharp increase in daily cases of the coronavirus disease. The ministry said that 81.42% of new cases are reported in these eight states. Maharashtra reported the highest daily cases, followed by Karnataka and Chhattisgarh, it added.
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Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab racked up 77.3% of active cases in the country on Saturday, the ministry said. “Maharashtra alone accounts for almost 60% (59.36%) of the country’s total active cases,” he added.
Authorities in several states have imposed strict restrictions, including night curfews for the closure of schools and other educational institutions, to combat the surge during the second ongoing wave of the pandemic. In Maharashtra, Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned of a shutdown if Covid-19 cases continued to rise.
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