India’s coronavirus case count has crossed the 9 lakh-mark as 28,498 new cases and 553 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. While 23,727 people have died of the infection, over 5.71 lakh people or 63.02 per cent of the patients have recovered.
The government on Monday said that coordinated steps taken by it along with state governments have contributed to a “gradual surge” in the recovery of patients.
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases, followed by Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat,, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
Maharashtra recorded 6,497 new cases of COVID-19 and 193 deaths on Monday, pushing the state’s total cases to 2,60,924. On Monday, Pune City limits reported 560 cases, taking total cases in the city to 29,600.
The COVID-19 tally in Tamil Nadu has risen to 1,42,798 with 4,382 more people testing positive for the infection on Monday. However, districts neighbouring Chennai in continue to spike in the number of cases. Madurai in southern Tamil Nadu is emerging as a major hotspot.
Delhi recorded 1,246 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the capital’s tally to over 1,13,740, while the death count due to the disease climbed to 3,411. On Monday, the number of containment zones in Delhi stood at 658.
Karnataka has seen a sharp rise in the number of cases, particularly in Bengaluru. COVID-19 infections in Karnataka breached the 40,000 mark on Monday as the state reported 2,738 fresh cases and 73 related fatalities, taking the number of deaths to 757 and the total cases in the state to 41,581.
With 1,001 fresh coronavirus cases, Assam witnessed yet another spike in in the number of cases on Monday. 513 of these are from Guwahati. Assam has logged 17, 807 cases till now. While 11,416 people have recovered, there are 6,348 active cases. 6,000 cases have been reported from Guwahati alone.
The Goa government, meanwhile, has made it compulsory for all private hospitals in the state to reserve 20 per cent of their beds for COVID-19 patients, news agency PTI reported.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday that more than 6,50,000 Indians stranded abroad due to the pandemic have been brought back. ❑
