StatsGuru: Second Covid wave ominously worse than the first in India

The 14-day average of new daily cases has risen from the low of about 1500 to over 5000 in less than a month, about four times fast than the time taken for this jump in the first wave

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Coronavirus | Maharashtra | StatsGuru

Abhishek Waghmare 

More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, India's reasons to celebrate are waning and worries are rising by the day.

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First Published: Sun, March 21 2021. 15:12 IST
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