NEW DELHI: Indias Covid-19 caseload was on the verge of crossing the 4 lakh mark, as new cases hit another record high of 14,574 on Friday with Delhi (3,137) and Maharashtra (3,827) both posting their highest daily numbers, taking the total to over 3.95 lakh.
The total Covid-19 cases reported in the month of June so far had crossed the 2 lakh mark, and stood at 2,10,655 on Friday night, as per data from state governments. June cases now account for 53% of all coronavirus infections detected so far in the country.
Likewise, 7,484 deaths out of the total toll of 12,888 had been declared in June. By comparison, the month of May had recorded 1.5 lakh cases and 4,267 deaths.
The previous highest single-day rise in cases was recorded just a day earlier, when the count crossed 14,000 for the first time, at 14,052.
Late on Friday, Delhi released its days Covid-19 data, showing another record jump in cases. The capital became the only state apart from Maharashtra to record over 3,000 cases in a single day. The citys total caseload is now 53,116, behind only Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
Maharashtra on Friday added 3,827 new Covid19 cases, its highest single day addition so far, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,24,331. Mumbai registered a sharp rise in the number deaths reported on Friday — 114 deaths, highest deaths in a single day, as against 67 on Thursday. The state added 142 deaths on Friday, pushing the total death tally to 5893.
In the last two days, Maharashtra has added 7,579 cases.
Uttar Pradesh, another state in the midst of a big spike in infections, reported 809 new cases, its highest jump in a single day, taking the states tally to 16,594, officials said.
The death toll due to Covid-19 mounted to 507 after 19 fresh fatalities were reported from different districts of the state, they said. The previous highest single-day spike in cases was on Thursday when the state recorded 60Read More – Source
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