India recorded a single-day rise of 2,151 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest in five months.
States and UTs were briefed that India has been witnessing increase in Covid-19 cases with average daily cases rising to 966 in the week ending March 23 from 313 average daily cases in the week ending March 3, and the weekly...
India has been witnessing an uptick in Covid-19 cases in the country recently.
The state government has appealed to people to avoid gathering in crowded places as well as use masks to minimise the spread of the infection.
Mumbai circle led with 135 cases, followed by 43 in Pune circle, nine in Kolhapur circle, eight in Nashik circle, five in Nagpur circle, three in Aurangabad circle and two cases in Akola circle.
Mumbai city alone reported 123 new cases, followed by Thane city that logged 47 cases.
The national capital recorded 214 fresh cases of the viral disease on Tuesday.
With the fresh cases, the total active Covid cases in the district stands at 41, officials said.
There are 1,617 active cases in the state now. On Wednesday, the state had recorded 334 new cases and one death. The case fatality rate is 1.82 per cent.
In a statement, Health Minister Veena George said there has been a little increase in the number of Covid-19 cases with the state reporting 172 cases on...
According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday, India logged 699 new cases of coronavirus, while the active cases increased to 6,559.
Mumbai reported 52 new cases, while 33 persons tested positive for the infection in Thane city, the official said.
The city has seen an increase in the number of fresh Covid cases over the last few days, amid a sharp rise in H3N2 influenza cases in the country.
On Friday, Maharashtra had recorded 197 new cases and one fatality.
On Tuesday, the state had recorded 155 cases and two fatalities linked to the viral infection.
The coronavirus death toll rose to 1,48,426 with the addition of two fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours, said the department in a bulletin.
The toll remained unchanged at 8,904, while the count of recoveries stood at 4,73,576, an official said.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,56,093, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
As per BMC data, the recovery rate is 98.3 per cent, while the caseload doubling time is 70,907 days.
The national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said.
The national Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the ministry website.
On Tuesday the state had recorded 80 cases and zero fatality.
On Monday, Mumbai had reported seven new cases and zero deaths.
Health Minister informed the Assembly that as on February 26, Gujarat had received a total of 11.75 crore doses of vaccines, which included 9.75 crore doses of...
With the addition of the latest cases on Sunday, the tally of active cases in the district rose to 30, a health official said.
