Petrified Covid Scenario in India with a single day leap of 90 percent new cases and 214 deaths

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• Apr 18, 2022 | Poonam Nath

With a leap of 90 percent fresh rising covid cases in India within 24 hours, 214 people died. The country recorded four deaths in the same period the day before.

Digital Desk: According to India's health ministry data, the country saw an approximately 90 percent increase in daily Covid cases from Sunday to Monday, with 2,183 new infections. It's the first time the country has had more than 2,000 cases in a single day in nearly a month (2,075 cases were registered on March 19).

In addition, 214 deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours. It's unclear whether the number of deaths was updated as part of the backlog data. The daily positivity rate is, Eighty-three percent, while the weekly positivity rate is.32 percent.

 On Sunday, the country recorded an increase of 1,150 coronavirus infections and four deaths across the country.

Days after the mask restriction was lifted and classes were fully restored in the city's schools after an almost two-year hiatus; a disturbing spike occurred in Delhi. In the most recent outbreak, 517 cases were recorded in the nation's capital. The city had received 461 new patients the day before.

With a high raise of 940 cases, Kerala had the greatest number of cases out of all the states.

After the third wave in January put the daily tally above the 3-lakh mark, Covid prohibitions were lifted across the country during the last several weeks as a progressive drop in infections was noted.

On the other hand, experts have cautioned against lowering security because some European countries, including Germany, France, Italy, and China, have been fighting a new increase. China's zero-tolerance Covid policy is being tested as public outrage over food shortages grows.

Furthermore, the WHO has alerted a highly transmissible XE strain, with two cases reported by government officials in Mumbai and Gujarat.

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