Slide in daily Covid count continues, India inches closer to 1 crore cases

Times News Network

The downslide in Covid-19 cases across the states continued even as India inched closer to the mark of one crore total cases on Thursday with 26,691 fresh infections taking the country’s caseload to 99,77,775.

Fresh infections were lower by nearly 2,000 from Wednesday’s tally of 28,465 and by nearly 3,000 cases compared to last Thursday.

The decline was seen in fatalities, too, as 334 deaths were reported on Thursday compared to 357 the previous day.

Casualties this week have remained below 400 on all days so far, in contrast to last week when it had crossed the 400-mark on four days. India’s cumulative toll reached 1,44,781 on Thursday.

The slide in active cases continued for the 20th consecutive day and the tally now stands at 3,13,127. However, compared to Wednesday, when active cases had dropped by more than 15,000, the decline in these cases was by less than 5,000 on Thursday. The number of patients cured by the virus has reached 95,19,867, reflecting a recovery rate of 95.4%.

Kerala retained the top position among the states in fresh infections with 4,969 patients testing positive, followed by Maharashtra (3,880 new cases), West Bengal (2,245), Chhattisgarh (1,584) and Uttar Pradesh (1,539). Delhi, which had seen a huge surge in infections a few weeks ago, was at the sixth place with 1,363 new cases. However, in fatalities, Delhi was at the third spot with 35 fresh deaths, after Maharashtra (65) and West Bengal (44).