One Million COVID-19 infections crossed in India.
Nearly 35,000 new cases on a single-day high and the death toll of India breached the 25000-mark.
On Friday, India achieved a grim milestone as the total COVID-19 cases in India crossed 1 million mark. The tally of coronavirus cases reached 1,003,832 on Friday after recording its biggest single-day spike of nearly 35,000 cases in the last 24 hours. The death toll in the country too breached an unfortunate landmark, with more than 25,000 deaths. The total deaths in India stood at 25,602 cases as per the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The first half-million cases in India were recorded in nearly four months period, while the other half-million cases were registered in less than three weeks. With the Indian government lifting lockdown restrictions in Unlock 1.0 and Unlock 2.0, the country is reeling with the biggest daily surges regularly.
The Centre urges to states to “utilize lockdown gainfully”:
The centre has urged the three eastern states of Bihar, West Bengal, and Assam to make the most of the re-imposing of the lockdown by implementing a three-pronged strategy to contain the spread of the deadly virus. The three eastern states have gone into complete or partial lockdown again, citing a huge surge in COVID-19 cases. The centre underlined the fact that it is not questioning their decision and urged the states to utilize the lockdown gainfully.
Bihar is the next big concern:
The state of Bihar has only tested 3.3 lakh samples to date, and hence the growing number of cases in the state is a cause for concern. In the last two weeks, the positivity rate in Patna and 14 districts around it has increased from 4% to 15 percent.
Globally over 13.8 million people have been infected with the virus, with more than 590,000 patients dying.
