Covid cases report jump
Despite all efforts, including the highest 9.69 lakh daily checks in 3 months, India is facing a second run of the virus. The highest 28,903 new cases were reported in 24 hours on Wednesday, while the daily deaths shot up to a new high of 188 and the active caseload also hit a new high of 10,974 in a day.
The vaccination touched 3.51 crore on Wednesday morning, 21.17 lakh in 24 hours, while 22.92 crore people have been tested since March last year.
The death toll of 188 in a single day, the highest in 3 months, is a cause for concern since the new cases of the infection are continuously, the Health Ministry officials said. Maharashtra as ever remained on the top with 87 deaths in 24 hours, followed by 38 in Punjab, 15 in Kerala and 12 in Chhattisgarh even while only 15 of the 36 states/UTs reported no death.
The national death toll has gone up to 1.59 lakh, which is 1.39% of the total 1.14 crore infections. The ever-increasing active cases touched 2.33 lakh on Wednesday, which is 2.05% of the total infections while the recovery rate touched 96.56% with 1.10 crore recovered, 17,741 in the past 24 hours.
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