While giving the latest COVID-19 update on Saturday, the health ministry said that eight states including Maharashtra and Delhi are reporting a rising trajectory of new infections.
Amid a worrying surge in Covid cases that has prompted states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to consider return of school closures, restrictions on public gatherings and other virus-fighting measures, including lockdown in their worst-hit districts, India has added 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, setting another highest daily-high in nearly four months. As per the data updated at 8 am, the daily rise in infections today was the highest recorded in 112 days, while the number of fatalities has risen to 1,59,755 with 197 daily new fatalities.
After 40,953 new infections were reported on Saturday, the government said that India recorded one lakh infections in just three days. 39,726 new cases were logged on Friday, while 35,871 fresh cases were recorded the previous day. India’s COVID-19 tally currently stands at 1.15 crore (1,15,99,130).
While giving the latest COVID-19 update on Saturday, the health ministry said that eight states including Maharashtra and Delhi are reporting a rising trajectory of new infections. Kerala, meanwhile, is showing a “consistently declining” trend, it said.
The government said that Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, accounts for 62 per cent of daily cases in the country. On Saturday, the western state had reported 27,126 daily cases. As per government data, 92 people died in the last 24 hours due to Covid-19 infections.
The government has said that the sudden jump in cases was due to “laxity in the observance of COVID-appropriate behaviour” by people, especially at crowded places.
The Centre has also directed the states and Union territories to strictly ensure that people follow Covid-appropriate behaviour like wearing of face masks, maintaining hand hygiene and social distancing.
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