India on Wednesday recorded 1,15,736 cases of coronavirus cases , the most infections reported in the world in a single day since the pande...
India on Wednesday recorded 1,15,736 cases of coronavirus cases, the most infections reported in the world in a single day since the pandemic began, data from the health ministry showed. The country’s overall count rose to 1,28,01,785, or over 1.28 crore. The toll went up to 1,66,177, with 630 more fatalities reported. The active caseload stood at 8,43,473.
Wednesday’s single-day rise numbers topped that of Monday, when the country reported 1,03,558 cases in the first instance of the figure going past one lakh. On Tuesday, the tally went up by 96,982.
The highest single-day rise in number of cases came a day after the Centre warned that the next four weeks were going to be “critical” as far as the pandemic situation is concerned. Addressing a press conference, VK Paul, the chief of India’s Covid-19 task force said that people’s participation was vital in controlling the second wave of the virus, PTI reported.
“The intensity of the pandemic has increased and it is spreading faster than last time,” Paul said. In some states, it [the situation] is worse than others but the upswing [in cases] can be observed across the country. The next four weeks are going to very critical.”
The Centre also ruled out relaxing the age limit for coronavirus vaccination now...
