With 53,364 cases, India sees its biggest one-day spike in 5 mths

With 53,364 cases, India sees its biggest one-day spike in 5 mths

25.03.2021 

For Second Day In A Row, Toll Crosses 200

India recorded its highest single-day Covid-19 count in over five months on Wednesday with 53,364 patients testing positive for the virus. The last time the country had surpassed this tally was on October 23 when 54,350 cases were recorded.

However, unlike in the second half of October, when the first wave was receding after having peaked on September 17, this time around the pandemic is surging rapidly. On September 17, the peak of the first wave in India, the daily count was just around 2,000 cases short of the one-lakh mark.

For the second consecutive day, the daily Covid toll breached the 200-mark with 248 victims succumbing to the virus on Wednesday. The toll was lower than the previous day’s figure of 276. On October 23 – when the cases were just about 1,000 more than March 24 – the daily casualties were 665. TNN

52 students of TN med college test +ve

At least 52 first-year medical students of Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute at Enathur in Kancheepuram district have tested positive for Covid-19. The management closed the hostel and shifted classes for first and second year MBBS students to online mode. P 4

Active Covid cases up by one lakh in last six days

However, active cases on October 23 stood at 6,75,394 and during the second half of October they were decreasing rapidly with each passing day as the number of patients getting discharged was outnumbering the new cases. In contrast, active cases now have been rising at a very fast pace and stood at 3,96,889 on March 24. Last six days have seen an increase in active cases by a whopping one lakh.

The rapid surge on Wednesday by over 6,000 cases against Tuesday’s 47,281infections was led by Maharashtra, which reported its highest ever count at 31,855. Mumbai, too, recorded its highest ever infections, aided by a massive jump in cases — from 3,514 the previous day to 5,190 on Wednesday. Active cases in Maharashtra are inching closer to the 2.5 lakh-mark. Daily toll in Maharashtra was lower at 95 against 134 casualties on Tuesday.

Maharashtra government’s Covid-19 task force called for a stringent check on people’s movement in Mumbai, including shutting down of popular spots such as the Juhu beach for a few weeks, restrictions on post-7pm movement of people and early closure of non-essential shops.

Gujarat, too, recorded its highest ever count with 1,790 cases on Wednesday.