India is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases with each passing day. In the last 24 hours, India reported 3,545 fresh Covid-19 cases and 27 fatalities. According to the Health Ministry, the active cases in the country stand at 0.05 percent taking the active caseload to 19,688. The country witnessed 8 percent higher Covid-19 cases than yesterday. On Wednesday, India reported 3,275 cases.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare also shared a bulletin that states the daily positivity rate in the country is 0.77 percent while the weekly positivity rate is 0.78 percent.

Delhi recorded 1,365 new Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities in the last 24 hours. The national capital is the major contributor to the country’s daily Covid-19 cases. According to the Health Bulletin, the positivity rate in the capital stands at 6.35 percent.

After 40 days, Maharashtra’s daily tally crossed the 200 mark on Thursday. The active Covid-19 cases in the state are 1,109 taking the active tally to 78,78,596. Mumbai itself recorded 130 cases which is over 60 percent of the state’s total cases.

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Punjab logged 87 new cases in the last 24 hours taking the active caseload to 280. No fatalities were reported in the state in the last 24 hours. Gujarat reported 25 fresh Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities in the last 24 hours. The active cases in the state stand at 121.

West Bengal on Thursday recorded 30 fresh cases of Covid-19 and zero fatalities. The active cases in West Bengal stand at 413. Chhattisgarh reported two new cases on Thursday and zero fatalities. The active cases in the state stand at 37 and the positivity rate in the state is at 0.05 percent.

Madhya Pradesh logged 26 new Covid-19 cases and zero fatality in the state in the last 24 hours. The case positivity rate stood at 0.4 percent. Telangana reported 44 new Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities in the last 24 hours. Hyderabad recorded the highest number of 31 cases.

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India has recorded 62,714 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said the Covid-19 tally in India has reached 1,19,71,624. India is now the second worst-hit country by the covid after the United States.

According to the Health Ministry data, 312 people have died due to the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours. The country’s death toll stands at 1,61,552. There are 4,86,310 active cases in the country, out of which maximum cases reported from Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat.

Health Ministry said Maharashtra has witnessed the highest covid-19 spike in the country with 35,952 fresh covid cases in a day, followed by 2,661 in Punjab and 2,523 in Karnataka.

In view of rising coronavirus cases in the country, several states have imposed night curfew and banned public Holi celebrations to control the spread of covid infections.

The Punjab government has imposed night curfew in the state and banned public Holi celebrations. Captain Amrinder Singh asked people to follow social distancing and other covid guidelines seriously, as the state witnessing a sudden spike in the new variant of covid-19 in the state which was first reported in the UK.

Gujarat government has allowed people to perform the Holika Dehan rituals in the state with full focus on covid-19 guidelines. Meanwhile, the government has banned the public Holi celebration in the state.

On Saturday, Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar tested positive for Covid-19. Tendulkar shared the information through his social media platform. He said he took a covid test and found himself positive with the infection. Tendulkar said he is taking all the recommended precautions to ensure Covid is kept at bay.

Former India cricketer Yusuf Pathan has tested positive for Covid-19. Pathan shared the news through his Twitter handle. He said he is tested positive for COVID-19 with no major health issues. Pathan has isolated himself at home and taking all the necessary precautions and medication required. I would request those who came in contact with me to get themselves tested at the earliest, Pathan tweeted.

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