Delhi, Maharashtra report biggest single day Covid-19 spike
India too reported its highest-ever single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 2,61,500 fresh cases and 1,501 COVID-related deaths.
New Delhi: The national capital and Maharashtra their highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Delhi reported over 25,462 and 161 deaths, where Maharashtra logged 68,631 infections and 503 fatalities.
The total positive cases in Delhi now stand at 8,53,460, including 7,66,398 recoveries and 12,121 deaths.
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The total number of active cases in the state now stands at 6,70,388, the Maharashtra health department informed.
Both states have imposed restrictions to fight the rapid surge of the second wave of the pandemic.
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Earlier today, Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the “serious situation” in the national capital and highlighted the “grave shortage of COVID beds and oxygen supply.”
“Delhi’s situation of COVID-19 has become very serious. There is a grave shortage of COVID beds and oxygen supply. We are doing everything we can at our level. Your help would be needed,” Kejriwal wrote.
“Del facing acute shortage of oxygen. In view of sharply increasing cases, Del needs much more than normal supply. Rather than increasing supply, our normal supply has been sharply reduced and Delhi’s quota has been diverted to other states. OXYGEN HAS BECOME AN EMERGENCY IN DEL,” he tweeted this evening.
India too reported its highest-ever single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 2,61,500 fresh cases and 1,501 COVID-related deaths.