New Delhi: India reported a record rise on Monday with over 100,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day, becoming the second country after the Unit...
New Delhi: India reported a record rise on Monday with over 100,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day, becoming the second country after the United States to do so. This even as politicians stage huge election rallies raising fears of spreading the virus even further. Maharashtra has reported a record 57,074 new cases overnight.
With 103,558 new infections,
India has now reported 12.6 million cases, the highest after the US and Brazil,
data from the health ministry showed. The deaths jumped by 478, raising the
total to 165,101.
India has recorded the most
number of infections in the past week in the world. More infectious variants of
the virus may have played a role in the second surge, say some epidemiologists.
Though cases have risen by leaps
and bounds in nearly a dozen states, politicians and ministers are still holding
election rallies attended by tens of thousands of people without masks.
Maharashtra has started shutting shopping malls, cinemas, bars, restaurants and
places of worship as well as a complete lockdown at weekends.
India has already injected 77
million doses at home since starting its campaign in the middle of January. Its
per capita Covid-19 vaccinations, are lower than many other countries,
including that of China that started giving shots to its citizens much earlier.
In a meeting held by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, officials discussed raising the country's
vaccine output further. "It was highlighted that all efforts are underway
to secure adequate quantities of vaccines to meet the rising domestic
requirements as well as to meet the genuine needs of other countries," the
PMO’s office said in a statement. (Agencies)
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