After surge, coronavirus case numbers dip in Rajasthan, MP, Haryana & UP
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
29.11.2020
The country reported aroundthesame number of fresh Covid-19 cases as the previous day, even as severalstatesin north andcentralIndia where the pandemic had surged in recent weeks showed signs of the virus receding.
India reported 41,927 new infections on Saturday, a slight increase from the 41,504 cases recorded the previous day, as per data collatedfrom state governments. Daily cases have decreased marginally in the past two days, with no signs yet of the feared second wave in the country following the festive season.
Daily cases were dropping gradually in several states across north and central India. These states — Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh — were among those that appeared to be leading the surge in the pandemic in the past two-three weeks.
In Delhi, fresh cases had decreased to 4,998 from a high of 8,593 recorded on November 11. Rajasthan reported 2,765 new cases on Saturday, down from a peak of 3,314 four days earlier.
Similarly, Madhya Pradesh’s daily count had dropped to1,634 from 1,798 on November 22whilethe number droppedto under 2,000 in Haryana (1,967) after 12 days. The state had logged a peak of 3,104 on November 20.
Likewise, Uttar Pradesh registered 2,170 new infections on Saturday, down from a November peak of 2,858 recorded eight days ago. Himachal Pradesh too reported a drop from a high of 948 cases recorded on November 24 to 650 on Saturday.
However, the infection appearedtobestillsurging in Gujarat. The state recorded 1,598 cases on Saturday, close to its peakof 1,607 reportedjust a day earlier.
After three days of recording 6,000-plus new Covid-19 positive cases, Maharashtra witnessed a marginal dip with 5,965 cases on Saturday. Mumbai, however, continued with its seemingly new stable number of little over 1,000 cases (1,063) for the fourth consecutive day.
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A BMC health worker doing a rapid antigen Covid-19 test in Mumbai on Saturday
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