Kerala posts highest daily count of 55,475; Maha sees 86 deaths

 Kerala posts highest daily count of 55,475; Maha sees 86 deaths

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26.01.2022

In terms of fresh cases, the third-wave surge continued to slow in the country despite a massive surge in Kerala, which posted its highest-ever daily count of 55,475. Close to 2. 87 lakh new cases were reported in the country on Tuesday, up from 2. 54 lakh on the preceding day. Last week, daily cases had hit a high of 3. 47 lakh on Thursday.

Deaths were up sharply in Maharashtra, which reported 86 fatalities on Tuesday, the highest daily toll in 110 days. Of these, Mumbai recorded 10 deaths.

Other states grapplingwith surging deaths on Tuesday included Kerala (70), Karnataka (52), Tamil Nadu (48), Gujarat (28), Chhattisgarh (23), Assam (19), Haryana (18), J&K (14) and Andhra Pradesh (12). These were among 12 states and UTs that reported their highest single-day deaths during the third wave on Tuesday. Daily fatalities remained high in several other states, includ- ing Bengal (36), Delhi (31), Punjab (30) and Rajasthan (22). On Tuesday, daily cases saw a big spike in just two states/UTs — Kerala and J&K.

While Kerala reported a very high positivity rate of 49. 4% (with one out of every two tests giving a positive result for Covid), J&K posted 6,570 new cases, the highest single-day count in the UT since the start of the pandemic. While the next two-three days are likely to reveal whether the third wave will rise any further than last week's high, the count of active cases registered a slight fall for the second day running.

India’s Covid cases top 4cr, 3rd wave tally now over 50L  Daily Deaths Cross 500, Up 27% In A Day

Recorded infections of Covid-19 in India crossed 4 crore on Tuesday, with 50 lakh fresh cases added in the last three weeks alone during the Omicrondriven third wave of the pandemic in the country. India’s Covid case count continues to be the second highest in the world after the US, where nearly 7.3 crore cases have been logged till date. India had reached the 3-crore mark in total cases on June 22, 2021, when the second wave was waning. During that wave, the country saw the count rise from 2 crore to 3 crore in just 40 days. Meanwhile, daily deaths rose by a steep 27% in a day, with 571 fatalities repor- ted on Tuesday, the highest daily count in five months since Aug 25, 2021, when 603 deaths were recorded. The toll on Monday was 449.