Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 2,701 new Covid-19 cases - the highest in nearly four months, of which 1,765 patients were from Mumbai.
Digital Desk: Covid cases surge as an upward
trend in new Covid-19 cases has been observed in India on Thursday, with the
country recording 7,240 new cases over the last 24 hours. With this, active
cases rose to 32,498.
Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 2,701 new Covid-19 cases - the highest in nearly four months, of which 1,765 patients were from Mumbai. On Tuesday, the state recorded 1,881 new coronavirus cases, 81 percent more than the previous day. In addition, 1242 were detected in Mumbai, almost double Monday’s count.
Maharashtra also reported one case of B.A.5 variant on
Tuesday. West Bengal, too, witnessed a slight rise in cases, with 85 fresh
cases of the contagion reported from various state districts, taking the tally
to 20,19,832.
According to a World Health Organisation weekly report released Wednesday, the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere except in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. In its latest weekly update on the pandemic, the UN health agency said confirmed cases dropped 12% to more than 3 million, and reported deaths declined 22 percent to about 7,600.
