NEW DELHI: India's daily coronavirus
infections hit another record on Saturday. The country reported 89,129 new cases, the highest tally since late September. On the other hand, with 714 deaths, the daily fatality number also reached a five-month high, according to the data from the health ministry.
The country has been recording an unabated spike in cases for over three weeks. Infections have surged since the beginning of March, with
Maharashtra, home to the financial capital of Mumbai, the worst hit.
Besides Maharashtra,
Punjab,
Karnataka,
Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana are among the states of 'grave concern'.
Meanwhile, the active cases have now increased to 6,58,909 comprising 5.32% of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 93.36%.
Coronavirus in India: Live updatesThe number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 1,15,69,241, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.32%, the data stated.
A total of 24,69,59,192 samples tested for Covid-19 as of Friday. Of these, 10,46,605 samples were tested on Friday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research.
The Centre has advised high-burden states and union territories to take stringent measures for containment of the surge.
So far, 7.30 crore doses of the corona vaccine have been administered in the country since the drive began on January 16 after approval for 'Covishield' and 'Covaxin'.
(With inputs from agencies)