India witnesses another fresh peak in daily Covid count

The total number of Covid cases in India jumped to 2,26,770 in the past 24 hours, with the daily count crossing the 9,000 mark for the second day in a row, data from Union Health ministry showed.

As of 8 am today, fatalities have gone up to 6,348. As many as 1,09,462 people have been declared as cured/discharged.

Cases, since the last govt update yesterday, rose by 9,851.


The significant rise in daily count was a result of Maharashtra, India's worst-affected state, again reporting a high number of cases after a 3-day ease. The state has seen 77,793 total cases so far, along with 2,710 deaths.

India's daily case count yesterday was the third highest in the world, more than that reported by Russia.

During the past 24 hours, at least six states/UTs — Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, J&K, Kerala and Assam — witnessed fresh daily peaks in cases.