For the first time in India, 1 lakh cases of corona were transmitted daily

International Desk: For the first time since the start of the coronavirus epidemic in India last year, one lakh people have been infected daily. As a result, India now ranks second only to the United States in the rate of one-day infections. News-Times of India. On Sunday, 1 lakh 3 thousand 644 people were affected by corona in India. The bulk of the victims are in Maharashtra alone. A total of 56,064 people were infected in the province on Sunday.

Earlier, on September 16 last year, a record 98,795 people were infected with a corona in a single day in India. Sunday's infection broke that record. In the second wave of corona in India, the infection started to increase again from February this year.

The daily maximum transmission of the first wave has already surpassed that of the second wave. The number of active patients in India also set a record on Sunday, rising to more than 50,000 in a single day. At present, the number of active corona patients in the country is 8 lakh, 42 thousand 630 people. This week (March 29 to April 4), 5 lakh 46 thousand 625 people have been newly infected with a corona in India.

This is the second-highest weekly infection record after a one-week high from September 28 to October 4 last year. The number of daily deaths has also started to increase. From March 29 to April 4, 2,984 people died. This is 1,099 more deaths than the previous week.

However, during the first wave of corona last year, the current mortality rate in India is much lower than it is now. At least 47 people died in India on Sunday after being hit by a corona. The death toll has risen to more than 400 in the past five days. Saturday was the most - 514 people. The number of victims in Maharashtra on Sunday exceeded 50,000.

In Mumbai alone, 11,208 people have been affected. A partial lockdown has been declared in Maharashtra to control the situation. The lockdown will be effective at the end of each week, from 6 pm on Friday to 6 am on Monday, until further notice.