Coronavirus: India reports 68,020 new COVID-19 cases, highest in five months
Daily cases are setting newer records in Maharashtra. India seems to be in the grip of a second wave of the Covid virus, even as mass vaccination continues.
<p>India on Monday recorded 68,020 new coronavirus cases – the highest single-day tally since October.</p>
India on Monday recorded 68,020 new coronavirus cases – the highest single-day tally since October.
<p>The country now has 1,20,39,644 cases, the third-highest behind the United States and Brazil. The death toll rose by 291 to 1,61,843, data from the health ministry showed.<br /> </p>
The country now has 1,20,39,644 cases, the third-highest behind the United States and Brazil. The death toll rose by 291 to 1,61,843, data from the health ministry showed.
<p>The active number of coronavirus cases crossed the grim mark of 5 lakh on Monday after the country reported 68,020 fresh cases.</p>
The active number of coronavirus cases crossed the grim mark of 5 lakh on Monday after the country reported 68,020 fresh cases.
<p>Meanwhile, 32,231 people were discharged from hospitals on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,13,55,993. India now has a recovery rate of 94.32%, the highest in the world, said the Health Ministry.</p>
Meanwhile, 32,231 people were discharged from hospitals on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,13,55,993. India now has a recovery rate of 94.32%, the highest in the world, said the Health Ministry.
<p>Maharashtra, which has officially warned of another lockdown given the resurgence of the infection, reported an overwhelming majority -- 40,414 cases -- of the total, along with 108 deaths.<br /> </p>
Maharashtra, which has officially warned of another lockdown given the resurgence of the infection, reported an overwhelming majority -- 40,414 cases -- of the total, along with 108 deaths.
<p>Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu remain the other worst-affected states.</p>
Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu remain the other worst-affected states.