India records over 68,000 COVID cases in last 24 hours, biggest 1-day spike since October

India on Monday recorded 68,020 new coronavirus cases, making it the biggest one-day hike since October and 291 associated deaths had been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the whole caseload of the nation to over 1.20 crore. The nation additionally reported 32,231 recoveries on Sunday, taking the whole variety of recoveries to 1,13,55,993, knowledgeable the union well being ministry on Monday morning.

Registering a gentle improve for the nineteenth day in a row, the lively cases have elevated to  5,21,808, which comprise 4.33 per cent of the whole infections, whereas the restoration charge has additional dropped to 94.32 per cent, the information said. 

A complete of 68,020 new cases had been reported in a day, the very best recorded since October 11 last yr, taking the nation’s tally of cases to 1,20,39,644, whereas the dying toll elevated to 1,61,843 with 291 fatalities, the information up to date at 8 am confirmed. As many as 74,383 new cases had been recorded in a span of 24 hours on October 11.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 9,13,319 samples had been examined on Sunday. The complete variety of samples examined till now has reached 24,18,64,161.

The lively caseload was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12 comprising 1.25 per cent of the whole infections. The quantity of people that have recuperated from the illness surged to 1,13,55,993, whereas the case fatality charge has additional has dropped to 1.34 per cent, the information said. 

Maharashtra continues to be the biggest contributing, reporting 40,414 new COVID-19 cases and 108 associated deaths in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday instructed senior officers of the State Health Department and the COVID job pressure to organize for lockdown as folks in the state proceed to violate COVID-19 protocols.

Meanwhile, Delhi well being minister Satyendar Jain has mentioned {that a} second Covid lockdown in the nationwide capital is “not a solution”.

“As of now, there is no possibility of another lockdown. We had tried it earlier with not much success. Experts had said that due to its 14-day cycle (of the infection), a 21-day lockdown would stop the spread of the virus but that did not happen. So for me, lockdown is no solution,” Jain had mentioned on Saturday. 

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