Covid-19: India reports record daily rise in new infections
Covid-19: India recorded its highest single-day spike this year on Monday, with 26,291 new coronavirus cases reported in the last 24 hours. Moreover, the western state of Maharashtra, which has long been a virus hotspot, accounts for more than half the new infections.
Moreover, India’s caseload began to dip at the start of 2021. But poor attachment to Covid-19 safety norms seems to be driving a fresh surge in several states. India has so far recorded more than 11 million Covid cases and 1,58,000 deaths.
On the other hand, Indoor spaces such as offices, restaurants, wedding or conference venues, and cinema halls have all reopened across India. So people have been gathering often in closed, air-conditioned spaces, without necessarily wearing masks.
Dr. Reddy says all these are typical of urban life and this is why the surge in cases is large. Being reported from urban districts – Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nagpur, and states. That is heavily urbanized, such as Maharashtra and Kerala in the south.
However, lack of masking and social distancing, and poor test and trace have. All added to the spike in Maharashtra, Dr. Sanjay Oak, said. Part of the reason for the laxity, Dr. Reddy believes, is the “flag of herd immunity” that India raised as caseload dropped.
While the latest spike comes early in India’s vaccination drive, which began in January. Nearly 30 million people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine so far.
The government in Maharashtra has put Nagpur district, which has the country’s second-highest active caseload, under lockdown. While it is the second lockdown in the state, which currently has the highest number of active and confirmed cases in India.
