India recorded over 1.15 lakh new Covid cases in the last 24 hours for first time since the beginning of the pandemic, setting an unprecedented, grim record during the second wave. The government said the next four weeks are “very, very critical”. The 1,15,736 new infections have taken the country’s total cases to over 1.28 crore. 630 deaths in the… Continue reading "India records 1.15 lakh new cases for the first time"
India recorded an all-time high of 1,03,558 coronavirus infections in a day pushing the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,25,89,067, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, last year, making it the highest since the pandemic began in India. The death toll… Continue reading "With one lakh cases, India reports highest ever single day spike"
India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1,21,49,335 with 53,480 new infections, while the recoveries have surged to 1,14,34,301, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death count increased to 1,62,468 with 354 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Meanwhile, the Covid situation in India has been becoming “bad to worse over… Continue reading "Centre says Covid situation has gone from bad to worse"
For the fourth consecutive day, more than 40,000 fresh cases were reported in the country and the steady increase in cases has once again pushed India to become the world’s third-worst affected country in terms of daily cases. Data compiled by the WHO shows that once again the trio of Brazil, the US and India are leading the world in… Continue reading "India reports more than 40,000 cases for the fourth day"
India’s daily cases of Covid-19 crossed the 40,000 mark for the first time in 111 days as the sharp surge in the pandemic continued on Friday, with as many as 17 states and Union territories adding the highest number of infections since January or earlier. India reported 40,944 new cases on Friday, up from 39,703 recorded on the previous day.… Continue reading "India’s daily cases cross 40,000 mark in 111 days"