India clocked a significant surge in Covid cases as the country logged 3,824 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours. This comes after 2,994 fresh cases were reported on Saturday. On Friday, India reported 3,095 fresh Covid, the highest daily tally in six months was reported on Thursday with 3,016 cases.
According to news agency ANI, the active caseload stands at 18,389.
Covid Cases In Delhi, Maharashtra
Delhi recorded 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
One Covid-related death was reported
The department’s latest bulletin mentioned that the death toll now stands at 26,529.
The Delhi government is keeping an eye on the spurt in Covid cases in the national capital and is “prepared to face any eventuality”, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said on Friday.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 669 COVID-19 cases, which took the state’s tally to 81,44,780, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,441.
Mumbai metropolitan region recorded 347 cases, including 189 in the metropolis, while 60 cases were detected in Pune.
The recovery count increased by 435 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,93,015, leaving the state with an active tally of 3,324 cases.
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