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- Published: April 18, 2021 21:30
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.
Delhi reports 25,462 fresh COVID cases (positivity rate – 29.74%), 20,159 recoveries, and 161 deaths in the last 24 hours
Active cases: 74,941
Total recoveries: 7,66,398
Death toll: 12,121 pic.twitter.com/PRbD35Ed33— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2021
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.
Maharashtra reports 68,631 fresh COVID cases, 45,654 discharges, and 503 deaths in the last 24 hours
Active cases: 6,70,388
Total discharges: 31,06,828
Death toll: 60,473 pic.twitter.com/XqWJytNf0x— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2021
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.