The coronavirus cases in the country are rising rapidly. India on Monday reported 12,781 new Covid-19 cases and 18 new fatalities in a single day. According to the health ministry, the daily positivity rate in the country reached 4.32 percent, and the weekly positivity rate at 2.62 percent. The health bulletin stated that the active Covid-19 cases in the country stand at 76,700.

India witnessed an increase of 4,226 Covid-19 cases in the span of 24 hours. The national recovery rate was recorded at 98.61 percent.

The top five states that have registered the maximum cases are Maharashtra (4,004 cases), followed by Kerala (3,376), Delhi (1,530), Tamil Nadu (692), and Karnataka (623).

What’s more concerning is the rising Covid-19 cases in the capital. Delhi logged 1,530 Covid-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the health department, the positivity rate in the country rose to 8.41 percent. The number of active Covid-19 cases in Delhi increased to 5,542 from 5,119 on Saturday. On Friday, the capital recorded 2,722 Covid-19 cases, which is the highest in 4 months.

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According to experts, there has been a significant increase in infection cases in the last few days, indicating that the outbreak is imminent. The recovery rate of all cases is more than 98 percent, which is the only positive sign of the Covid-19 4th Wave.

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India reported 8,329 Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, which is the highest surge in daily cases in over three months. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the country has witnessed an increase of 4,103 cases since yesterday, taking the active caseload to 40,370.

The country also logged 10 new fatalities on Saturday, taking the death toll to 5,24,747. The Health Ministry stated that the daily positivity rate in the country was recorded at 2.26 percent on Friday, while the weekly positivity rate was observed at 1.50 percent.

Kerala and Maharashtra top the chart of the highest Covid-19 cases in India.

Maharashtra recorded 3,081 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest in nearly four months. Meanwhile, Mumbai itself reported 1,956 new Covid-19 infections. In the first ten days of June, Mumbai reported nearly twice as many cases as it had in the entire month of May.

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Delhi reported 655 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Friday. According to the Health Ministry, the positivity rate in the capital stood at 3.11 percent. The number of daily cases has surpassed 600 for the second day in a row, with a positive rate of over 3 percent reported.

Kerala saw a dramatic increase in Covid cases on Friday, with the total number of cases reaching 2,813 in just 24 hours. They accounted for 66 percent of new infections in the country, along with Maharashtra.

Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases, the Karnataka government has made it mandatory for the public to wear masks with immediate effect. The state health minister issued a mandatory order of wearing masks in all public places, buses, private vehicles travelers, malls, hotels, restaurants, pubs, offices, and educational institutions.

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Coronavirus infections are causing concern once again as Covid-19 cases in India surpassed 7,000 for the first time on Thursday, June 8, since March 1. The number of fresh cases in India jumped nearly 40 percent in the last 24 hours. India reported 7,240 new Covid-19 cases, which is the highest jump in daily infections in the last 3 months. The country logged 5,233 Covid-19 infections on Wednesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs, the daily positivity rate in the country was recorded to be 1.31 percent, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 1.31 percent. India has reported over 39,400 new cases in the month of June, with over 20,000 new infections reported only this week.

The active cases in the country stood at 32,498. The country also recorded eight new fatalities in the last 24 hours.

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Statewise Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours

Maharashtra reported 2,701 new coronavirus cases, the highest number in over four months, however, no fatalities were reported. In Mumbai alone, 1,765 cases were reported.

Delhi logged 564 new Covid cases on Wednesday, the highest since May 15.

Tamil Nadu logged 195 new infections.

Telangana reported 116 fresh cases.

Gujarat reported 111 new cases.

Jammu and Kashmir logged 11 new infections.

Madhya Pradesh saw 39 new cases.

Chhattisgarh reported 9 new infections.

Kerala reported 2,271 new cases. In just one week, the southern state has reported 10, 805 new infections.

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