On Sunday India recorded more than 1 lakh Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours. This is the highest single-day spike in the infection for the first time since the pandemic began.
The previous high was achieved on September 16 last year, when 97,894 positive cases were reported. With Sunday’s tally, nearly 1.25 crore people in India have been infected with Covid-19, with the active caseload crossing the 7-lakh mark.
The doubling time of Covid-19 cases is down to 115.4 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. About 490 deaths were also reported Sunday, with Maharashtra accounting for 222.
Maharashtra, which is the worst affected, reported the highest single-day rise of 57,074 coronavirus positive cases on Sunday. Maharashtra alone accounts for 58.19 per cent of the total active caseload of the country. Mumbai also registered a record single-day rise of 11,206 cases.
Besides, Delhi recorded over 4,000 cases for the first time in four months. Tamil Nadu and Punjab reported 3,581 and 3,019 Covid-19 cases respectively.
The Maharashtra government on Sunday announced a weekend lockdown and night curfew during the weekdays till April 30. The weekend lockdown will start from 8 pm on Fridays and last till 7 am on Mondays.
The Rajasthan government imposed a night curfew and ordered the closure of multiplexes, gyms besides suspending Classes 1 to 9 from April 5 to 19.
