The Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 Cases in India is rising again. In the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 cases stood at 1,14,74,605 with 35,871 new cases.
This is the 8th day, India reported more than 25,000 cases. Since January 2021, this is the highest single day spike for the Novel Coronavirus.
Concerned about the increasing cases and fearing a second wave across India, many state governments took strict measures. Similar to Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Madhya Pradesh Government also called for a partial lockdown in several regions.
In addition, the Rajasthan Government also decided not to conduct classes till 5th standard and no exams would be conducted for them. The Gujarat Government also suspended public transport, closed gyms, theatres, clubs and gardens.
In India, Maharashtra is said to be the worst affected state of all, accounting to 64 % of the total active COVID-19 cases. In the past 24 hours also, Maharashtra alone reported 23,179 fresh COVID-19 cases.
Besides Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab are the worst COVID-19 affected states.
On the 17th of March, nearly 17 states and union territories (UTs) reported the highest cases in 2021.
Below are states and UTs, which reported the highest single day cases on 17th March:
Maharashtra: 23,179
Punjab: 2,039
Karnataka: 1,275
Gujarat:1,122
Tamil Nadu: 945
Chhattisgarh: 887
Madhya Pradesh: 832
Haryana: 555
Delhi: 536
Rajasthan: 313
West Bengal: 303
Uttar Pradesh: 261
Telangana: 247
Chandigarh: 201
Himachal Pradesh: 167
Jammu and Kashmir: 126
Uttarakhand: 110
Puducherry: 52
With this, India has reported 1,14,74,605 positive cases, of which 1,10,63,025 are recovered/discharged cases, 1,59,216 deceased cases and 2,52,364 are active cases. The data has been updated on the official website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW.)
Meanwhile, total vaccination done till 7:00 A.M., on the 18th of March stood at 3,71,43,255.
The vaccination drive which started on the 16th of January, is currently under the second phase in India.
