This is the sixth consecutive day when the country is reporting over 3 lakh COVID-19 cases with a steep rise in deaths as well.
India on Tuesday reported 3,23,144 COVID-19 cases and 2771 deaths, as per data from the Union Health Ministry. This is the sixth consecutive day when the country is reporting over 3 lakh cases with a steep rise in deaths as well
Maharashtra continues to remain the worst-affected state even in the second wave and added 48,700 cases and 524 deaths. Although Mumbai has been witnessing a slight dip, the overall situation in the state continues to remain grim.
The national capital city of Delhi became the worst affected city in the country with a positivity rate well above 20%. It recorded 20,201 positive cases and 380 deaths.
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States with a relatively poor health infrastructure like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have also reported a huge spike, coupled with horrifying scenes from several crematoriums and how the on-ground reality isn’t being captured in government data.
Meanwhile, Karnataka became the latest state to head for a complete lockdown from April 27 to May 12 with only essential services allowed to operate. Its capital Bangalore alone reported 16500 cases of the 30000 cases in the entire state.
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