India Now Second Worst-Hit, 1.68 Lakh Cases In New Daily High

Monday, 12 April 2021Newsdesk

India recorded 1,68,912 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the sixth record rise in seven days, pushing the country's caseload to over 1.35 crore. The resurgence of the virus led to 904 new deaths, taking the total death count to 1,70,179.

New Delhi, 12 April 2021

As per news report of NDTV, India's tally of more than 1.35 crore Covid cases is the second-highest globally, behind the United States and just ahead of Brazil's. Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state with 63,294 new cases and 349 deaths in the last 24 hours. The state government is likely to take a call on announcing a complete lockdown in the state this week. In terms of the total caseload, Maharashtra is followed by the southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Delhi also witnessed the highest single-day spike with 10,774 new COVID-19 cases and 48 deaths reported. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this is the fourth wave in the capital and that it is "much more dangerous". He will hold a key meeting today to take stock of the situation.

Source -NDTV