Raipur: Amid the growing cases of coronavirus in the state, Chhattisgarh on Thursday announced an 11-day lockdown in Bijapur district from April 16 to 26. Announcing the decision, Collector Bijapur Ritesh Agarwal said essential services will be exempted and their operations to be unrestricted.
arlier, the Union Ministry said that Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan have shown a steep rise in COVID-19 daily cases, accounting for 80.76 per cent of the new infections reported in a day.
India’s daily new cases continue to rise and, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am, a record 2,00,739 cases were registered in a span of 24 hours. Maharashtra reported the highest number of daily cases at 58,952 and it is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 20,439 cases and Delhi with 17,282 new cases, it said.
India’s total active cases reached 14,71,877 and now comprises 10.46 per cent of the country”s total infections. A net increase of 1,06,173 cases has been recorded in the total active cases in a span of 24 hours.
Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala cumulatively account for 67.16 per cent of India’s total active cases, the ministry said. It said that Maharashtra alone accounts for 43.54 per cent of the country’s total active cases.
India’s cumulative recoveries have surged to 1,24,29,564 with 93,528 recoveries being registered in a span of 24 hours. The ministry said 1,038 deaths were reported in a day and 10 states account for 82.27 per cent of the new fatalities.
Maharashtra saw the highest number of deaths (278). Chhattisgarh follows with 120 daily deaths, it said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 11.44 crore.
The total vaccination figure during the Tika Utsav, which was observed from April 11 to April 14, saw a jump of 1,28,98,314 doses being administered to people of the eligible population groups across the country, the ministry said, adding that the Tika Utsav aimed to give boost inolculation across the country by covering the public and private sectors.